Series synopsis
Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer is an American documentary crime television series that premiered on Prime Video on January 31, 2020. It ended on January 31, 2020. It was created by Trish Wood. It stars Ted Bundy, Elizabeth Kendall, Molly Kendall and Rich Bundy.
After years of silence, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, her daughter Molly, and other survivors come forward for the first time in a docuseries that reframes Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective. The series reveals how Bundy’s pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and the feminist movement of the 1970s in one of the most infamous crime stories of our time.
Premise
After years of silence, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, her daughter Molly, and other survivors come forward for the first time in a docuseries that reframes Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective. The series reveals how Bundy’s pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and the feminist movement of the 1970s in one of the most infamous crime stories of our time.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ted Bundy as Self - Serial Killer (archive footage)
- Elizabeth Kendall as Self - Ted Bundy's Ex-Girlfriend
- Molly Kendall as Self - Elizabeth Kendall's Daughter
- Rich Bundy as Self - Ted Bundy's Brother
- Steve Winn as Self- Journalist & Author
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | January 31, 2020 | January 31, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boy Meets Girl 1969-1974: Everything's possible. The women's movement takes root, Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in tennis, and Mary Tyler Moore inspires single women. Shy, single mom Elizabeth Kendall strikes out on her own in Seattle, where she meets Ted, an aspiring lawyer. But darkness looms on the horizon. Female university students are disappearing, and Elizabeth's new boyfriend has a strange meltdown. |
January 31, 2020 |
| 2 |
Falling 1974: Ted gets accepted into law school in Utah, but he refuses to ask Elizabeth to move down with him. Their relationship begins to fray and she blames herself. Meanwhile, female students continue to disappear throughout Washington state and a composite sketch of the suspect convinces campus cop Cheryl Martin that the disappearances may be linked. |
January 31, 2020 |
| 3 |
Gone Girls 1974-1977: More disappearances follow Ted to Utah where he is at law school. Elizabeth tumbles down the rabbit hole of doubt, wondering whether or not her boyfriend is the culprit. For a while, police rule him out. After a kidnapping survivor identifies Ted as her attacker, however, he is arrested, thrusting Elizabeth even further into limbo. |
January 31, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 31, 2020 |
| Last aired | January 31, 2020 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |