After spending much of its first season as a spot-on parody of The Staircase, when Trial & Error returns for its second season, Lady, Killer, it will largely draw inspiration from another iconic true-crime doc: The Jinx.
Trial & Error: Lady Killer premieres with back-to-back episodes Thursday, July 19 at 9/8c on NBC.
That being said, Trial & Error: Lady, Killer is much more than just a collection of winks and nods.
But true-crime buffs should also be on the lookout for references to several other genre touchstones, including Making a Murderer, Serial and The Keepers.