Unabomber: In His Own Words

Unabomber: In His Own Words is a 2020 crime documentary four-part miniseries about Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, that looks at his 17 years of terror from 1978 to 1995 that killed three people and injured 23.[1]

Unabomber: In His Own Words
GenreTrue crime
Directed byMick Grogan
Opening theme"MAN"
by The Worst
Production
Producers
  • Elliott Halpern
  • Elizabeth Trojian
Production companies
  • Reelz
  • Yap Films
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseFebruary 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)

The documentary includes interviews of various people involved in the life and arrest of Kaczynski, including Joel Moss (member of the FBI's UNABOM task force), Gary Wright (survivor of one of Kaczynski's bombs), and David Kaczynski and Linda Patrik (Ted Kaczynski's brother and sister-in-law, who alerted the FBI about Ted in 1996), along with snippets of an interview with Kaczynski himself, carried out by Theresa Kintz, an anarchist writer, in 1999.[2][3]

The theme song of the show, "MAN", was composed by Adam Litovitz and Louis Percival, and is performed by the band The Worst.[4]

The series premiered February 28, 2020 on Discovery Channel Canada,[5] and was distributed internationally on Netflix.[1][6] The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best History Documentary Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bell, Lauren (February 22, 2020). "Netflix's 'Unabomber: In His Own Words' Reveals Ted Kaczynski's Plan to Team Up With Muslim Terrorists". Daily Beast.
  2. ^ "Four-Part Special Event UNABOMBER: IN HIS OWN WORDS premieres February 28 on Discovery". Bell Media. February 21, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Stejskal, Greg (February 19, 2020). "Video: Netflix Documentary on the Unabomber -- A University of Michigan Grad -- Debuts Saturday". Deadline Detroit. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "NUMBERS UNLIMITED LTD". Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Debra Yeo, "David Kaczynski turned in his brother the Unabomber. He hopes a new docuseries helps people see Ted Kaczynski as a human being". Toronto Star, February 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Soen, Hayley (February 11, 2020). "Netflix doc about killer who sent bombs to unis and airlines coming this month". UK. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
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