In 2020 Netflix premiered its reboot of “Unsolved-Mysteries-2020-movie-posters/”>Unsolved Mysteries,” the popular true-crime series that ran from 1987 until 2002.
Host Robert Stack invited viewers to “help solve a mystery,” and its original run — alongside “America’s Most Wanted” and “Rescue 911” — helped launch the national appetite for true crime.Netflix’s reboot was seen as another move on the part of the streamer to harness the power of nostalgia.
But the show’s first season didn’t possess the magic of the original series, focusing on one mystery per episode and generally relying on murder and disappearances.Now in its third season, “Unsolved Mysteries” is finally leaning more towards the beloved original, blending the usual unexplained murders and disappearances with episodes focused on UFOs and ghosts — though still no sign of “Unsolved” staple “Lost Loves,” which focused on reuniting adopted children with their families.
But even as it finds its footing as a series,
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