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Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
Documentary
Presented by
Narrated by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
Production
Executive producers
  • Ed Taylor
  • Michael Kelpie
Running time60 mins.
Production companyPotato
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)[2] –
present

Autopsy: The Last Hours of... is a documentary-style television series that investigates the tragic, controversial and sudden deaths of celebrities.[3] The series debuted in 2014 on Channel 5[4] in the United Kingdom and was later broadcast in the United States by Reelz.[5] In 2016, the first American produced season of Autopsy aired with Panama City, Florida's District 14 medical examiner Dr. Michael Hunter[6] taking over as the host. The UK produced[7] episodes featured Dr. Richard Shepherd[8] and subsequently (after about the first ten episodes), Dr. Jason Payne-James[9] (for about five more episodes) analyzing the official autopsy reports of various celebrities to determine their cause of death.

Celebrities featured

Main article: List of Autopsy: The Last Hours of... episodes

For its eighth season, premiering on Reelz on February 11, 2018[10], new hour long episodes have been slated to examine the deaths of James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Muhammad Ali, Miles Davis, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Andy Warhol, Cass Elliot aka "Mama Cass", Andy Kaufman, Farrah Fawcett, Mindy McCready, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, George Michael, Gram Parsons, Barry White, Mary Tyler Moore and James Gandolfini.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pena, Jessica (May 10, 2017). "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…: New Episodes Coming to Reelz". TV Series Finale.
  2. ^ Walker, Danny (January 7, 2014). "Channel 5's new 'Autopsy' series shows 'last hours of Michael Jackson'". Mirror.
  3. ^ "Robin Williams' Friends Plead With UK Show 'Autopsy' To Stop Documentary About Actor's Final Hours". CBS SF Bay Area. February 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Michael Jackson's Autopsy Last Hours - Channel 5". Tune.pk.
  5. ^ "Autopsy: The Last Hours of... - REELZChannel". REELZChannel.
  6. ^ Buckhalter, Deborah Buckhalter (March 27, 2016). "District's former M.E. wraps up his first season as host of "Autopsy: The last hours of...."". Jackson County Floridan.
  7. ^ "ITV Studios - Autopsy: The Last Hours". ITV Studios.
  8. ^ Wilson, Ashlee (August 3, 2015). "Doctor shares Autopsy insights". DStv.
  9. ^ McGeorge, Alistair (October 1, 2015). "Heath Ledger's final hours to be recreated in Channel 5 documentary looking at star's tragic death". Mirror.
  10. ^ "Reelz schedules new and returning shows". rec.arts.tv. January 2, 2018.

External links

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