The new limited series Black Bird is turning out to be the must-see drama of the season. Apple TV Plus’s miniseries centers around an undercover inmate trying to befriend a serial killer in order to learn the truth about a number of murders the man is suspected of committing.Article continues below advertisement
The first two episodes premiered on July 8, 2022 and fans are already hungry for more. Now, the main question on everyone’s mind is how many episodes of Black Bird there will be and whether the drama might be renewed for a second season.
Jimmy Keene strikes a deal with the FBI to become friends with a suspected serial killer despite receiving a 10-year sentence in a minimum security facility. Keene needs to get Larry Hall to confess in order to Read allJimmy Keene strikes a deal with the FBI to become friends with a suspected serial killer despite receiving a 10-year sentence in a minimum security facility. Keene needs to get a confession out of Larry Hall in order to locate the bodies of up to eighteen women. Jimmy Keene strikes a deal with the FBI to become friends with a suspected serial killer despite receiving a 10-year sentence in a minimum security facility. Keene needs to get a confession out of Larry Hall in order to locate the bodies of up to eighteen women.
How many episodes of ‘Black Bird’ are there?
The true crime memoir In With the Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin served as the inspiration for Black Bird. In the show, Taron Egerton plays James Keene, a decorated police officer’s son who gets a 10-year minimum security prison sentence for drug dealing.
James receives an offer of early parole while he is serving his sentence. The requirement is that he go undercover in a criminally insane prison and make friends with Paul Walker Hauser’s character, serial killer Larry Hall. Article continues below advertisement.
James wants to discover the locations of several girls’ graves. However, James finds that their relationship is more complicated than he had anticipated as he grows closer to Larry. James soon finds it difficult to discern whether Larry is telling the truth or is just making up bizarre tales to pass the time.
Paul Walker Hauser in Black Bird as Larry Hall
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The first two episodes of the series were released on Apple TV Plus on July 8, 2022 and subsequent episodes will be released on a weekly schedule, per Hidden Remote. The third episode, titled “Hand To Mouth,” airs on July 15, followed by Episode 4 on July 22, titled “Whatshername,” and Episode 5, “The Place I Lie” on July 29. The finale of Black Bird, the sixth episode titled “You Promised,” is set to air on August 5.
The show is an Apple TV Plus original, which means viewers will only be able to watch it via Apple’s streaming service. If you don’t already have the service, subscriptions are $4.99 a month after a seven-day free trial. Upon purchase, some new Apple devices also come with free months of Apple TV Plus.Article continues below advertisement
Taron Edgerton as James Keene in Black Bird
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