EPISODE
SEASON
Killing Fields - Season 1
A woman's body was dumped in the bayou, and left to decompose for three months. A retired detective comes out of retirement to help solve the case.
17 March 1972, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
1982
January 06, 2016
It's the smaller, unvarnished, passing moments that sell the show - where its particular poetry, and even its comedy, can be found.
January 07, 2016
In the case of its premiere episode, an interesting mystery is hampered by over-production, scripted interview scenes and other signs of a show trying to please instead of just letting the action unfold.
January 07, 2016
That Killing Fields, at least by its second episode, begins to generate some whodunit interest may trace back to two of its executive producers, Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson, who worked together on Homicide: Life on the Street and Oz.
February 26, 2020
Killing Fields, too, has tried, but it has not yet succeeded. But like the investigation, it will continue.
January 07, 2016
In any case, Killing Fields at least generates anxiety and a desire to see what happens next. I'm counting on Sanchez to solve the crime.
January 07, 2016
"At face value, it's compelling stuff, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how cops do their jobs. Plus there's a solid justification for reopening the case now, with all the advancements in technology since the '90s .
January 08, 2016
Many viewers, maybe millions of viewers, will watch Rodie and fervently hope that he does find his man. They won't be able to help themselves.
January 07, 2016
Discovery sent one episode to critics, but it was enough to suggest that "The Killing Fields" should appeal to fans of both true-crime documentaries and fictionalized police procedurals.
January 07, 2016
Killing Fields is doing what so many other shows in the last ten years seem to be doing, and to its severe detriment: taking a compelling idea and turning it into another damn cop show.
February 23, 2016
Reopened gritty murder case is rough, but respectful.
January 07, 2016
This is the kind of story that builds over time, so it's difficult to tell - Discovery made only one episode available - whether the rest of the series will stay as compelling as the pilot. But it's a doozy of an episode.
