<Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> "Episode 8" </Td> <Td> Michael Pressman </Td> <Td> René Balcer </Td> <Td> November 14, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 14) </Td> <Td> 4.16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A second trial commences with Barry Levin joining the defence side representing the two brothers . Intense political collusion reaches an apex . Judge Weisberg denies Lyle and Erik's family members to testify in the trial . Meanwhile, Leslie discovers revealing information about Jose and Kitty's childhoods . At last, a verdict is decided by the grand jury and all parties in the case return to court for the final time to hear it . </Td> </Tr> <P> Filming for the series began on June 26, 2017 for an eight - episode first season . In April 2016, Dick Wolf and NBC announced they were working on the series, a first season being based on the Mendendez brothers murder case that shocked the nation in 1989 - 1996 . A second season is yet to be confirmed, but Dick Wolf mentioned he has plenty of ideas for the show and a possible storyline if there is a second season . "This is unique for me, after 27 years of Law & Order," Dick Wolf told TV critics at TCA in an interview . "This is taken from the headlines; we've made some great shows ripped from the headlines, but this is on a different level ." An idea for a second season includes the the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995 . "Just before the (Television Critics Association summer press tour), I had mentioned to him the Tim McVeigh case, and his eyes lit up," Renee Balcer says of Wolf's reaction . "Because Dick and I were together, we were in the same office when the bomb went off in Oklahoma ." </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 63% based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Law & Order: True Crime: The Menendez Murders benefits from a standout performance from Edie Falco that proves captivating enough to compensate for a staid approach to potentially drama - rich material ." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". </P>

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