True crime fans (read: us) are having a ball right now with the amount of new TV shows and films coming to our screens. You’d think our appetite for the genre would be waning, but as the nights draw in, there’s something about hunkering down to watch some dark and mystifying TV that just seems… right.

And if you’re a fan of the genre, you’ll know that some of the best productions are to be found in the Netflix documentaries section. From the wild to the downright harrowing and perplexing, the streaming platform never fails to deliver docuseries and films that leave us suitably frightened.

One that has consistently been a hit for the platform is Unsolved Mysteries, a remake of the beloved series that first premiered back in the 80s on NBC. If you’ve watched the recent Netflix instalments, though, you’ll know that while the title of the show may seem lighthearted, the reality is far from it. 

From inexplicable alien encounters to tsunami spirits in Japan, the previous two seasons have covered it all. Unsolved Mysteries was originally ordered in January 2019, with the first six episodes, known as volume one, airing in July 2020, before volume two launched in October 2020.

Two years later, the third batch of episodes has landed on our screens in a special three-week event, bringing us more unexplained deaths, baffling disappearances and bizarre paranormal activity. And with the trailer having been dropped ahead of the series release a few weeks ago, the series seems like even more of a head-scratcher than before. 

If you’ve watched the batch of new episodes already, you’ll know that there are certain episodes (like Body In Bags and Mystery At Mile Marker 45) that have left us with chills and have left us with even more questions.

No matter what, we watch every episode hoping for some kind of final ending but forgetting that the premise of the series is that all the cases are mysteriously unsolved.

Do we still try and mentally mull over every possibility and clue? Of course.

But there’s no denying the fact that watching this docuseries will leave you with a heavy heart, wanting nothing more than justice for the families involved.

With more episodes having just landed and two more set to drop on 1 November, it really is the season of true crime documentary binge-watching. And if you still need convincing that Unsolved Mysteries is the series you need to tune into immediately, perhaps a watch of the trailer will convince you.

In it, we hear various people talk about their quest for answers. “What do you think you saw that night?” one man asks, while another woman simply states: “Humans are capable of very vile acts.”

The eerie trailer sheds little light on what really happened, rather it throws up question after question. Watch it for yourself here: 

Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3 is from the creators of the original docuseries, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, and 21 Laps Entertainment, the producers of Stranger Things.

The new series doesn’t follow the regular Netflix immediate drop format. Instead, episodes have been and will continue to be released on three separate days, starting on 18 October:

Week 1 – 18 October

Mystery At Mile Marker 45

Something In The Sky

Body In Bags

Week 2 – 25 October

Death In A Vegas Motel

Paranormal Rangers

What Happened To Josh?

Week 3 – 1 November

Body In The Bay

The Ghost In Apartment 14

Abducted By A Parent 

Images: Netflix