Unbelievable (Netflix 2019, Toni Collette, Merritt Wever)

A teenager is charged with lying about her rape allegation, but two determined investigative female detectives discover a far more sinister truth.

production details
USA | Netflix | 8×50 minutes | 2019

crew
Creator: Susannah Grant
Directors: Lisa Cholodenko, Michael Dinner, Susannah Grant

cast
Toni Collette as Detective Grace Rasmussen
Merritt Wever as Detective Karen Duvall
Kaitlyn Dever as Marie Adler
Dale Dickey as RoseMarie
Liza Lapira as Mia
Omar Maskati as Elias
Danielle Macdonald as Amber
Annaleigh Ashford as Lilly
Eric Lange as Detective Parker
Kai Lennox as Steve Rasmussen
Blake Ellis as Christopher McCarthy
Scott Lawrence as Billy Taggart

THE EPISODES

1. EPISODE ONE
Episode 1: As a traumatised young woman reports being raped by an intruder, she faces a whirlwind of emotions — and increasingly skeptical questions from police.

guest cast
Jon Beavers as Officer Curran
Rif Hutton as Sergeant Rheinhart
Aaron Ikeda as Barlow
Marcus Kelly as Officer At Oakdale
Deborah Puette as Rose
Michael Shen as Investigator
Nancy Wetzel as Discharge Nurse
Jamila Allen as Jolene
Tess Aubert as Maddie
Olivia Welch as Amelia
Charlie McDermott as Ty
Brent Sexton as Al
Bridget Everett as Colleen Doggett
Shane Paul McGhie as Connor
Treisa Gary as Evelyn
Elizabeth Marvel as Judith
Patricia Fa’asua as Becca
Alison Jaye Horowitz as Nicole
Kya Kruse as Nadia
Dejon LaQuake as Ryan
Bill Fagerbakke as Detective Pruitt
Eric Lange as Detective Robert Parker

Airdate: 2019-09-13

2. EPISODE TWO
Episode 2: Marie struggles with the fallout from her retraction. Three years later, in Colorado, Detective Karen Duvall investigates a strikingly similar attack.

guest cast
Jamila Allen as Jolene
Tess Aubert as Maddie
Steven Briggs as Rowey
Sergio Enrique as CSI 2
Jennipher Foster as Neighbor 2
David Futernick as Tom Diefenbach
Ed Larson as Neighbor 3
Meghan Lennox as Sexual Assault Support Team Member
Aisha Lomax as Lola Hawkins
Jay Seals as Detective Wilson
Virginia Louise Smith as Amanda (Rowey’s Mom)
Jenny Steadman as Shopper
Jabree Webber as Delia
Olivia Welch as Amelia
Frank Gerrish as Neighbor 1 (Uncredited)
Charlie McDermott as Ty
Tate Ellington as Stephen Graham
Gatsby Coram as Sergeant Ditwell
Aubrey Fuller as Rosie
Sally Shamrell as Reporter
Hendrix Yancey as Daisy
Brent Sexton as Al
Allius Barnes as Remy
Treisa Gary as Evelyn
Patricia Fa’asua as Becca
Alison Jaye Horowitz as Nicole
Dejon LaQuake as Ryan
Eric Lange as Detective Robert Parker
Austin Hébert as Max Duvall
Danielle Macdonald as Amber Stevenson

Airdate: 2019-09-13

3. EPISODE THREE
Episode 3: As Karen and Grace Rasmussen compare notes on their cases, they consider an alarming possibility. In Washington, Marie’s name is leaked to the press.

guest cast
Vanessa Bell Calloway as Sarah
Charlie McDermott as Ty
Tate Ellington as Stephen Graham
Nicole J. Butler as WM PD 1st Floor Clerk
Gatsby Coram as Sergeant Ditwell
Aubrey Fuller as Rosie
Ashwin Gore as Eric
Kimberly Ables Jindra as Pawn Shop Owner #1
Charles Maceo as Cop WM Police
Sally Shamrell as Reporter
Hendrix Yancey as Daisy
Shane Paul McGhie as Connor
Allius Barnes as Remy
Elizabeth Marvel as Judith
Patricia Fa’asua as Becca
Austin Hébert as Max Duvall
Danielle Macdonald as Amber Stevenson
Max Arciniega as Jason Alvarez
Jun Hee Lee as Officer Geoffrey Morris
Connor Tillman as Officer Nick Selig

Airdate: 2019-09-13

4. EPISODE FOUR
Episode 4: After meeting with another victim, Karen and Grace reach out to the FBI for help connecting the dots. Marie finds herself in a legal nightmare.

guest cast
Alyson Reed as Mrs. Darrow
Brent Sexton as Al
Rebecca Field as Ms. Bell
Andrew Jacobs as Arturo Bolinas
Tommy O’Brien as Scott Parrish
Floyd Foster Jr. as Elderly Man
Rati Gupta as Sally Green
Grace Rowe as Diondra Lee
Gabriel Sousa as Frat Bro #1
Kate Wharton as Laurie Gertner
Christopher Wolfe as Newscaster (Kirkland)
Bridget Everett as Colleen Doggett
Elena Campbell-Martinez as Judge Audrey Costas
Austin Hébert as Max Duvall
Danielle Macdonald as Amber Stevenson
Scott Lawrence as Special Agent Billy Taggart
Jayne Taini as Doris Laird
Connor Tillman as Officer Nick Selig
John Hartmann as Donald Hughes

Airdate: 2019-09-13

5. EPISODE FIVE
Episode 5: As the team juggles small breakthroughs and mounting frustrations, a fresh lead takes Karen across state lines. Marie faces new problems at work.

guest cast
Bridget Everett as Colleen Doggett
Nick Searcy as Detective Harkness
Dale Godboldo as Kansas Detective
Shane Paul McGhie as Connor
Rob Welsh as Nathan
Allius Barnes as Remy
Trevor Black as Pastor
Mara Casey as Trish
Darin Cooper as Creepy Diner Guy
Treisa Gary as Evelyn
Julia Griswold as Coed
Carl Collanus as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Elizabeth Marvel as Judith
Annaleigh Ashford as Lilly Darrow
Eric Lange as Detective Robert Parker
Austin Hébert as Max Duvall
Danielle Macdonald as Amber Stevenson
Scott Lawrence as Special Agent Billy Taggart

Airdate: 2019-09-13

6. EPISODE SIX
Episode 6: Grace takes a bold step to get close to a suspect, Elias the intern makes a crucial discovery, and Marie slips into increasingly reckless behaviour.

guest cast
Elizabeth Marvel as Judith
Patricia Fa’asua as Becca
Graham Hamilton as James Massey
Melissa Bailey as DMV Lady
Elena Campbell-Martinez as Judge Audrey Costas
Christopher Chen as DMV Tester
Devin Crittenden as Wasted Preppy Guy
Trevor Lee Georgeson as Tommy
Rueben Grundy as Sergeant Zellner
Eric Henry as Cashier
Alison Jaye Horowitz as Nicole
Victoria Garcia-Kelleher as Soccer Mom
Kya Kruse as Nadia
Dejon LaQuake as Ryan
Jeff Marchelletta as WM Police Chief
Ashton Moio as Wasted Trust Fund Guy
Veronica St. Clair as Girlfriend
Fay Wolf as Receptionist
Reginald M. Jernigan Jr. as Lakewood Uni Cop (Uncredited)
Aaron Staton as Curtis McCarthy
Omar Ghonim as FBI Tech
Bill Fagerbakke as Detective Pruitt
Eric Lange as Detective Robert Parker
Max Arciniega as Jason Alvarez
Jun Hee Lee as Officer Geoffrey Morris
Scott Lawrence as Special Agent Billy Taggart
Tim Martin Gleason as Bennett
Connor Tillman as Officer Nick Selig
John Hartmann as Donald Hughes

Airdate: 2019-09-13

7. EPISODE SEVEN
Episode 7: Suddenly faced with two suspects instead of one, the team races to ID the rapist and make an arrest. Marie’s new counsellor tries to win her trust.

guest cast
Brooke Smith as Dara Kaplan
Aaron Staton as Curtis McCarthy
Matisha Baldwin as Detective Nunez
Christopher Benitez as Detective Leonard
Phil Biedron as Cop #2
Lana Danielyan as Cop #3
Omar Ghonim as FBI Tech
Karl Herlinger as Jail CSI Tech
Scott Manuel Johnson as Cop #1
Scott Bender as Harrison (Uncredited)
Max Arciniega as Jason Alvarez
Jun Hee Lee as Officer Geoffrey Morris
Scott Lawrence as Special Agent Billy Taggart
Tim Martin Gleason as Bennett
Connor Tillman as Officer Nick Selig

Airdate: 2019-09-13

8: EPISODE EIGHT
Episode 8: A call from Colorado sets in motion a chain of events that will change Marie’s life. Meanwhile, Karen and Grace prepare for a pivotal day in court.

guest cast
Tom Amandes as Bruce Bronstein
Annaleigh Ashford as Lilly Darrow
John Billingsley as Judge Brent Gordon
Bill Fagerbakke as Detective Pruitt
Eric Lange as Detective Robert Parker
Austin Hébert as Max Duvall
Danielle Macdonald as Amber Stevenson
Max Arciniega as Jason Alvarez
Jun Hee Lee as Officer Geoffrey Morris
Scott Lawrence as Special Agent Billy Taggart
Jayne Taini as Doris Laird
Tim Martin Gleason as Bennett
Dominic Goodman as Frat Bro 3
John Hartmann as Donald Hughes
Jade Ramirez Warner as Patrice
Connor Tillman as Officer Nick Selig
Emily Berry as Uniformed Lynnwood Cop (Uncredited)
Janie Macklin as Shopper (Uncredited)
Alfredo Tavares as Detective (Uncredited)

Airdate: 2019-09-13