Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes

Name: Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Charles Manson, Jerry De Rosa, Robert Burbridge, Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski

Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (2026)

Seasons: 1, episodes: 3

Documentary

United Kingdom, United States

Netflix

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Production

RadicalMedia, Naked Television, Third Eye Motion Picture Company

Premiere

12 August 2026

Last episode

12 August 2026

Status

Completed

Creators

Joe Berlinger

All team (5)

Actors

Charles Manson

himself (Killer / Cult Leader, archive footage)

Jerry De Rosa

themself (Los Angeles P.D. (Ret.))

Robert Burbridge

themself (Los Angeles P.D. (Ret.))

Sharon Tate

herself (Victim, archive footage)

Roman Polanski

himself (Victim, archive footage)

Linda Deutsch

herself (Journalist)

Jay Sebring

himself (Victim, archive footage)

Abigail Folger

herself (Victim, archive footage)

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Tracing Charles Manson's rise as a cult leader, the 1969 murders, and his trial, using unreleased prison recordings, interviews, and archival footage.