Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist

Season 1

TV-14
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who fought to protect the vanishing African mountain gorillas, who was found brutally murdered in 1985.

Where to Watch Season 1

3 Episodes

  • Gorilla Girl
    E1
    Gorilla GirlOn an isolated mountainside in Rwanda, frightened cries cut through the early morning mist. As day broke on December 27, 1985, wildlife legend Dian Fossey was found dead by a machete attack. Fossey worked to save mountain gorillas from extinction but made dangerous enemies who may have taken her life.
  • Dark Side of the Mountain
    E2
    Dark Side of the MountainDays after Dian Fossey's favorite gorilla is slaughtered, Sir David Attenborough arrives to film the gorillas, and the result is one of television's most treasured experiences with animals in the wild; later, Fossey writes “Gorillas in the Mist.”
  • Murder on the Mountain
    E3
    Murder on the MountainGorilla researcher Wayne McGuire is found guilty of Dian Fossey's murder after an inept investigation by Rwandan police. McGuire flees the country and is tried and convicted in absentia, living with the consequences of his conviction ever since.

Cast of Season 1

  • Sigourney WeaverDian Fossey (voice)
  • Dian FosseyHerself (archive footage)

 

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