In this case, The Thing About Pam has to compete with the original The Thing About Pam, a hit 2019 podcast from sensationalist US news programme Dateline.
I’ve seen good true crime and I’ve seen middling true crime, but never have I seen a true crime series that so fundamentally misunderstands the formula.
Which brings us to The Thing About Pam, starring two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger.
There’s little risk of someone mistaking The Thing About Pam for an accurately told story.