Netflix Is Being Sued For Defamation Over Its ‘Making A Murderer’ Documentary. Its Attempt To Dismiss The Case Just Failed.

Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” true-crime documentary series was a smash hit, leading millions to believe that Steven Avery was not guilty of murdering Teresa Halbach.

Following the series’ popularity, however, one of the investigators who worked on the case — and who was portrayed negatively in the documentary — filed a defamation lawsuit against the streaming service, arguing that “the presentation in the two series was biased and falsely depicts him as having framed Avery for the Halbach murder.” Andrew Colborn, who helped investigate Halbach’s murder, filed the defamation lawsuit against Netflix.