The Best True Crime Shows to Watch on Netflix
Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist
This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck -- and gets weirder from there.
- Metascore71
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-MA
This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck -- and gets weirder from there.
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Cast & Crew
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Part One: The Heist
Thu, May 10, 2018 45 mins
A bank robbery in Pennsylvania ends in the bombing death of a pizza deliveryman who may or may not have been a hostage forced to commit the crime.
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2:08Evil Genius
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Awards
- 2019 - Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast - Nominated
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