First Look at TV One’s New Series ‘#Murder’ (VIDEO)

Posted by | Ray Cornelius 

Monday nights on TV One are about to get a little more sinister! The network announced earlier today the addition of a new series that will explore crimes with a deadly connection to technology and social media titled “#Murder.” It debuts on Monday, June 5 at 10 p.m. EST following the season premiere of “Fatal Attraction.”

Crime goes viral in this cutting-edge investigative series that examines crime with a deadly connection to technology and social media. Whether the killer met the victim online, posted incriminating details on his Facebook page, or the cops used social media to hunt down the perpetrator, each episode of #Murder examines how homicide – like everything else in this day and age – has gone digital.

“#Murder is a great addition to TV One’s True Crime Monday line-up because it reflects the intricate changes that are occurring in our society with the introduction of new technologies,” said Tia Smith, Sr. Director, Programming at TV One and #Murder’s Executive in Charge of Production. “Social media can be a blessing, but it can also be a curse. In this series, we present real life situations where use of the Internet and various social media platforms were used to commit unspeakable crimes along with being a substantial tool to solve them.”

The premiere episode of “#Murder” tells the story of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes, a typical American teenager from Brooklyn, N.Y. If she wasn’t hanging out with family or friends, she was busy scrolling through Facebook, planning her next event on her busy social calendar. But when Forbes failed to come home from school or answer her phone in January of 2013, her mother knew something was terribly wrong. To find out what happened, detectives would have to dig into her online profile to see who would want to hurt this beautiful teen. Along the way, their search for the truth will reveal every parent’s worst nightmare, and show a far more sinister side of social media.

“#Murder” is produced for TV One by Jupiter Entertainment with Todd Moss as co-executive producer and Robert Twilley and Harrison Land as executives in charge of production.

Here’s a sneak peek:

Photo Credits: TV One