Making a Murderer Creators Blast News Accounts, Prep a Potential Followup

'The media are demonizing this man in order to prove his guilt'

Almost a month to the day that their 10-hour documentary Making a Murderer quietly debuted on Netflix, and subsequently became the most-buzzed series of the holiday season, co-directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos defended the controversial series, and discussed plans to continue telling Steven Avery's story. 

"We've had several telephone conversations with Steven Avery," said Ricciardi. "We did record those calls, with an eye towards including them in any episodes, should there be any future episodes," she said during a panel discussion at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

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