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Truth Be Told (2019)
Season 1
TV-MA
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In season one, new evidence compels podcaster Poppy Parnell to reopen the murder case that made her a media sensation.
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8 Episodes
Monster
E1
Monster
Nearly 20 years after 16-year-old Warren Cave is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a Stanford professor in his Menlo Park home, journalist Poppy Parnell decides to revisit the case that made her career. Poppy visits Cave in San Quentin and discovers that Warren has become a neo-Nazi. But after speaking to his mother, who is dying of lung cancer, she decides to investigate the case for her podcast.
Black People in the Neighborhood
E2
Black People in the Neighborhood
Markus drops a bombshell about a potential suspect's motive. Warren gets a visitor.
Even Salt Looks Like Sugar
E3
Even Salt Looks Like Sugar
Poppy hears of Warren's stabbing and is denied any access to see Warren anymore while Warren requests to be put back into the general population when he is released. Poppy asks her old biker friend, Jerbic, to send a message to Warren in prison. However, Wever receives a call from Warren who reveals that he knew about his mother's affair with Chuck and even told Owen months before the murder.
No Cross, No Crown
E4
No Cross, No Crown
Poppy and Markus trace their prime suspect's movements on the night of the murder.
Graveyard Love
E5
Graveyard Love
Poppy continues building her new case, while Warren faces repercussions for his actions.
Not Buried, Planted
E6
Not Buried, Planted
A devastated Poppy tries to walk away from the case, but it won't let her go.
Live Thru This
E7
Live Thru This
Poppy zeroes in on her new suspect, and Warren makes a fateful decision.
All That Was Lost
E8
All That Was Lost
Poppy enlists an unlikely ally in her hunt. The events of Halloween 1999 are revealed.
Cast of Season 1
Octavia Spencer
Poppy Parnell
Lizzy Caplan
Lanie Buhrman / Josie Buhrman
Mekhi Phifer
Markus Killebrew
Aaron Paul
Warren Cave
Ron Cephas Jones
Leander 'Shreve' Scoville
Tracie Thoms
Desiree Scoville
Elizabeth Perkins
Melanie Cave
Haneefah Wood
Cydie Scoville
Katherine LaNasa
Noa Havilland
Michael Beach
Ingram Rhoades
Hunter Doohan
Teenage Warren
Season 1 Reviews
AV Club
Joi Childs
Truth be told, the podcast within the show might've been the better medium for this campy tale of thwarted redemption.
The Hollywood Reporter
Robyn Bahr
I would watch a version of this show as a biting family drama, but its gaze into the court of public opinion leaves it toothless.
Vanity Fair
Sonia Saraiya
It can be a bit much, but the show earns it: The twists come thick and fast, every single character gets his or her own tortured backstory.
Observer
Pilot Viruet
With a stacked cast and a premise that gives way to a wealth of ideas, Truth Be Told could have been a solid story about many things. However, Truth Be Told doesn't work and instead it's the rare crime mystery where I don't care about getting to the end.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Jen Chaney
All of these actors are terrific and have been very good in other great TV shows and films. But you can sense that they're also straining to elevate the material and can't quite lift it above their heads.
Paste Magazine
Allison Keene
It's interesting, but it drags; it's enjoyable while you watch, but you don't rush to return to it. It's just fine -- but it's not essential TV that you need to pay for a streaming platform to enjoy.
What She Said
Anne Brodie
Interesting, Spencer is solid, as ever, but I've seen better mysteries and more compelling characters.
Oregonian
Kristi Turnquist
It's not exactly solving a mystery to think that "Truth Be Told" would have worked better by focusing on Poppy's family, and losing the trendy, true-crime plot.
indieWire
Tambay Obenson
It never quite meets the expectations set for itself.
Variety
Daniel D'Addario
The show seems to understand journalism about as well as Poppy does, treating her cause as righteous and fair-minded and its consequences as unfortunate necessities that come from finally speaking the truth.
Tell-Tale TV
Esme Mazzeo
Great acting doesn't make a premise compelling.
Den of Geek
Nick Harley
While true crime fiends will likely lap Truth Be Told up, the series struggles with tone, unable to decide whether it wants to be a thought-provoking thriller or campy, trashy fun.
KDHX (St. Louis)
Diane Carson
[Relys] too often on implausible revelations and intrusive podcast recordings that halt momentum.
Fortune
Isaac Feldberg
Feels in line with Apple's other recently launched series in that it's a decent idea with no clue how to execute itself.
The Spool
Theo Estes
It does seem odd that a show based around the idea of a crime podcast features it so infrequently in the first few episodes.
Pajiba
Dustin Rowles
Truth Be Told is never boring, but it's never very good, either.
Slant Magazine
Michael Haigis
The series attempts to derive excitement solely from its overly calibrated performances.
TIME Magazine
Judy Berman
The dilemma is cumbersome enough to come across as a contrived-for-TV thought experiment more than a smart inquiry into real ideas about race and ethics.
CBR
Josh Bell
A disjointed show that's theoretically focused on a central mystery but more often is just a cluttered collection of uninteresting subplots.
TV Insider
Matt Roush
Truth (gulp) be told, you know you're in trouble when the least fascinating character is the one driving the action. You're better off listening to a real true-crime podcast like Serial.
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Truth Be Told: Season 1
Truth Be Told: Season 1
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Truth Be Told: Stuck In A Cave
Truth Be Told: Stuck In A Cave
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