TV-14
2022
3 Seasons
Crime
Ties That Bind
Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
: This true-crime series explores shocking murders that shatter the dream world of high school football.
Plans start at $9.99/month.
1. The Cheerleader Murder
A serial rapist who stalks and attacks cheerleaders terrorizes a small Texas town.
2. Where is Tom Brown?
Conspiracy theories rock a Texas town when a football player vanishes and some u...
3. Killer on the Field
The horrific murder of a popular teacher and football mom sows fear in a Texas town.
4. Game of Privileges
When football players beat a Mexican immigrant to death, the murder rips a town ...
5. Do It for Juan
When a football coach is inexplicably murdered, the townspeople demand justice.
6. Mr. Untouchable
The cold-blooded murder of a local football hero shatters one town’s dream.
A Killer's Secret Play
When a beloved high school football coach's friend finds him shot 11 times in his Texas home, no one can imagine who would possibly want him dead -- until investigators discover a secret world of women and underground parties.
Homecoming Nightmare
The abduction and murder of a popular high school cheerleader shocks a tight-knit suburban town. A second, eerily similar murder just two weeks later terrifies the community, which now suspects they have a serial killer in their midst.
Who Shot Darrent Williams?
When the Broncos draft Texas high school football star Darrent Williams, he stays loyal to his hometown. On New Year’s, he flies five school friends to Denver for a party. Soon after midnight, Darrent dies, and no one knows who killed him, or why.
When Danger Is No Stranger
A 7-year-old cheerleader vanishes from plain sight at a small Kentucky town's biggest youth football game of the year. When she's found murdered, panic takes over, and every parent fears the worst kind of predator is among them.
The Muck Bowl Murder
In 2008, someone guns down Pahokee High School's star football player, Norman "Pooh" Griffith, outside a homecoming dance in Belle Glade, Florida, home to Pahokee's biggest football rivals. The investigation reveals the ultimate betrayal.
When Rules Don’t Apply
As coach Joe Paterno turns Penn State into a football powerhouse, a serial rapist from the team’s ranks preys on multiple co-eds. When the justice system fails to put an end to his attacks, many wonder if Paterno’s football machine protected him.
A Killer's Bet
A beloved high school football coach vanishes, baffling police. Then, they learn he ran a secret football betting ring among his friends, and a chain of clues leads cops to one of the gamblers who couldn’t pay up.
Delaying Charges
When police find a former cheerleader burned to ashes in her car, they launch an investigation filled with rumors of town corruption and cover-ups. Decades later, loved ones are still searching for answers that will finally bring the killer to justice.
A Homecoming Murder
The family of a high school cheerleader finds her murdered in her room the night after the Homecoming dance. Detectives surmise that she knew her killer, and because so many people are back in town for the big football game, everybody is a suspect.
Winning at All Cost
The shooting of an East Texas football coach inside the high school fieldhouse triggers a lockdown in the middle of a school day. As police race to identify and track down an active shooter, they discover a community deeply divided by the coach’s past.
Twisted Teammate
The stabbing of a star punter coming home from class devastates the University of Northern Colorado football team. What seems like a random tragedy unfolds as a calculated takedown after the investigation exposes jealousy within the team.
Killing a Champion
Drum major Robert Champion suddenly dies in the back of the Florida A&M marching band bus, mystifying authorities. An autopsy points to foul play, leading to an investigation that exposes a dirty secret inside one of America’s premiere marching bands.
Stolen Cheers
Teen Alicia DeBolt goes missing shortly after making the cheer squad. Police question members of the football team and fellow cheerleaders, but the truth behind this mystery is more sinister than anyone in her small Kansas town could have imagined.
Breaking Bonds
The Ybarra family wakes to find their son Jacob and his best friend Sabion, shot to death. As star football players for their high schools, the murders shatter two small Texas towns, but the tragedy worsens when the community learns who the killer is.
Final Whistle
On Thanksgiving weekend, a gunshot kills a former high school football star turned referee on his doorstep in broad daylight. In the high-stakes world of Texas football, police focus on the possibility that a disgruntled parent or fan followed him home.
Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Genres
Crime, Ties That Bind, True Crime, Sports
Episodes
3 Seasons Available (21 Episodes)
Release Year
2022
About This Series
Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those immediately impacted, and the community will never be the same again.
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