Unbelievable

Who it's for

Marie's story shows how investigators misread ordinary trauma responses (flat affect, inconsistent details, odd behavior) as signs of lying, which can relieve survivors who blame themselves for not reacting 'correctly'.

Feelings it meets

• Panic Attacks
• Adoption
• Trust Issues
• Shame
• Loneliness

What it is

Unbelievable is an eight-episode 2019 Netflix limited series created by Susannah Grant, Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning article 'An Unbelievable Story of Rape' by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong. Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) reports a rape in Washington State, is pressured by police to recant, and is then charged with filing a false report.

Where to find it

Netflix original limited series. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

Before you start

Heads up: Rape and sexual assault.

Age: TV-MA (suggested 17+)

Never be afraid of the moments—thus sings the voice of the everlasting.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 59