The Witness (2026) is well watched on Netflix, but the accompanying documentary The Murder of Rachel Nickell (2026) is also doing particularly well on the streaming service. The case surrounding Rachel Nickell keeps many viewers glued to the TV.
Series and documentary
Since this week we can get started with the British crime series The Witness and also brought Netflix at the same time The Murder of Rachel Nickell looking forward to the service. In the documentary we get another glimpse of the case that is central to The Witness.
Serious murder case
In the summer of 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell was brutally murdered while on a nature walk with her two-year-old son Alex. The shocking details of the crime caused a wave of fear and outrage in society.
Popular on Netflix
Under great public pressure, the police did everything they could to catch the perpetrator. That turned into a fiasco: an innocent man was wrongly arrested and accused of the murder, while the real perpetrator went free. The brand new documentary is extremely popular on the streaming service and is therefore popular among Netflix users.
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Myocardial fracture (1990)
Watch on Netflix • 12-year-old Martin suddenly undergoes a radical change in behavior and stops talking and laughing. His classmates find out that his mother recently died and Martin fears he will be sent to an orphanage.
Beeld: ‘The Murder of Rachel Nickell’ via Netflix
