Why Fans of Serial Will Love American Vandal, One of Netflix's Latest Original Series

Turning parody into art

Years after Serial was released in weekly installments and true crime fans binge-watched series like The Jinx and Making a Murderer, Netflix dropped eight episodes spoofing the genre, teaching its audience a lesson in the process.

American Vandal, created by Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault and premiered on Netflix in September, takes itself just seriously enough to successfully parody of true crime shows.

The crime: someone has vandalized 27 cars in a faculty parking lot with crudely spray painted penises, and the security footage of the scene has been deleted.

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