A&E is out to prove Scott Peterson‘s innocence in the 2002 murder of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn baby. Well, more accurately, A&E is the vessel for Left/Right’s newest documentary series, Scott Peterson: The New Evidence, which chronicles the Los Angeles Innocence Project’s (not affiliated with the Innocence Project) push to overturn Scott’s conviction.
Scott Peterson: The New Evidence was announced on Wednesday at A+E’s upfront presentation to advertisers. The four-hour special (across two nights) set for a summer premiere will uncover “startling revelations,” A&E says.
“A recent bombshell petition introduced new evidence that could undermine the prosecution’s narrative of the murders of Laci and Conner Peterson more than twenty years after their tragic deaths,” the synopsis reads. “What happened on Christmas Eve 2002 remains fiercely debated — and this new filing argues new evidence proves it was impossible for Scott Peterson to have committed the crimes against his wife and unborn son.”
The thing is, we already know the L.A. Innocence Project’s push mostly failed. At this point, Peterson has only the longest Hail Mary’s of hope for an appeal.
For the series, veteran defense attorney and ABC News legal consultant, Chris Pixley, conducts his own examination focusing on the timeline of the crime, for which Peterson was convicted. The A&E special “scrutinizes both sides of the case, uncovering startling revelations and revisiting the most vexing questions about what really happened to Laci and Conner,” per its logline.
Scott Peterson: The New Evidence is produced for A&E by Left/Right with Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Pete Ross and Maija Norris serving as executive producers; Pixley is a consulting producer. Elaine Frontain Bryant and Brad Abramson executive producer for A&E.
In addition, A&E on Wednesday announced a documentary feature exclusive interviews with John Gotti Jr. and his son John Gotti III. The Gotti Files from Propagate Content and Lady Moon Entertainment will premiere in early 2027. No one is arguing that those dudes were innocent of much, though the younger Gotti is out of prison and says he’s kept his nose clean since serving five years for racketeering.
Another new doc, Johnny Cash: The Man Comes Around, is centered on the legendary country artist’s “profound connection to the Island of Jamaica” — who knew? I guess director Dana Adam Shapiro, for one.
In addition, Jim Belushi is getting an A&E series about the K9 partners of police officers. They’re probably adorable, but don’t pet them on duty. (The dogs or the cops).
Across A&E and FYI, WWE’s LFG, Biography: WWE Legends and WWE’s Greatest Moments got renewed for new seasons, as did Beer Budget Reno, Rachael Ray’s Meals in Minutes, Oceanfront Property Hunt, Lakefront Luxury, Million Dollar Zombie Flips, Instant Italian and The Chef’s Garden. Million Dollar Mountain Homes and Zombie House Flipping: Family Business received series orders.
