The Capture of the Green River Killer

The Capture of the Green River Killer
Based onChasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer
by Dave Reichert
Written byJohn Pielmeier
Directed byNorma Bailey
StarringTom Cavanagh
Amy Davidson
Sharon Lawrence
James Russo
James Marsters
Theme music composerChristopher Ward
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersStanley M. Brooks
Damian Ganczewski
Juliette Hagopian
CinematographyMathias Herndl
EditorRon Wisman
Running time89 minutes
Original release
NetworkLifetime Movie Network
ReleaseMarch 30 (2008-03-30) –
March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
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The Capture of the Green River Killer is a 2008 television miniseries that first aired on Lifetime Movie Network and tells the story of the Green River killer serial murders between 1982 and 1998.[1][2]

The miniseries was named one of the top 10 television productions of 2008 by Variety and was twice nominated for a 2008 Gemini Award for best direction and for best costuming.[3] Lifetime's premiere of The Capture of the Green River Killer delivered two million viewers, making it 10-year-old Lifetime Movie Network's most-watched telecast ever.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Garron, Barry (March 28, 2008). "The Capture of the Green River Killer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 13, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Ho, Vanessa (March 28, 2008). "Green RiverKiller case comes to TV". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.[dead link]
  3. ^ On Screen Manitoba[permanent dead link] (January 16, 2009), "2008 - Year in Review", accessed 01-31-2009
  4. ^ The Futon Critic (March 31, 2008), "Part One of Lifetime Movie Network's 'Green River' Miniseries Captures Record Ratings, Becoming the Highest-Rated and Most-Watched Program in its 10-Year History", accessed 01-31-2009
  5. ^ The Futon Critic (April 1, 2008), "Part Two of Lifetime Movie Network's 'Green River' Miniseries Breaks Network Records for Total Viewers, Household Ratings and Delivery for P18-49, P25-54, W18-49 AND W25-54", accessed 01-31-2009
  6. ^ [1] TV Guide (Apr 1, 2008), "Ratings for Dancing, Big Bang, Miami and More", accessed 01-31-2009