'Making a Murderer' trivia and fun facts

Co-director Laura Ricciardi was a lawyer before turning to film making, which came to great use when researching the legal aspects of the case.

Before meeting with Netflix, Demos and Ricciardi met with executives at PBS and HBO, but neither network was interested in the project.

Neither Steven Avery nor Brendan Dassey have seen the show. That's because prisons don't have access to Netflix.