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[02/08/24 - 09:46 AM]
National Geographic Examines Our True-Crime Obsession With "Pathological: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man," The Chilling Story of How Bestselling Author and Serial Killer Expert Stephane Bourgoin Unraveled
The all-new docu-series follows the rise and fall of bestselling French author and serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin, whose remarkable career was built on a foundation of morbid lies that are finally being unveiled in full.







PATHOLOGICAL: CHASING A TRUE-CRIME CON MAN (NGC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
2/8/24
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from National Geographic's press release, February 2024) National Geographic announced today the greenlight of PATHOLOGICAL: CHASING A TRUE-CRIME CON MAN, an all-new docu-series following the rise and fall of bestselling French author and serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin, whose remarkable career was built on a foundation of morbid lies that are finally being unveiled in full. A meta-commentary on the global, cultural phenomenon of true-crime entertainment, PATHOLOGICAL takes viewers through the dramatic twists and turns of Bourgoin's life in front of and behind the camera and tracks his pursuit by a group of true-crime enthusiasts, whose passion for the genre turned them into amateur sleuths and seekers of truth.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Anneka Jones as EP
· Banks Tarver as EP
· Ben Selkow as DIR/EP
· Betsy Forhan as EP (NGC)
· Helen Estabrook as EP
· Ken Druckerman as EP
· Lauren Collins as EP
· Lexy Altman as EP
· Sarah Amos as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Left-Right Productions
· The New Yorker Studios