TV series
The Mortician
Overview
A trusted family-owned funeral home hides behind a façade of decency and propriety to take advantage of loved ones at their most vulnerable moments.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-06-01
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 3 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Network
- HBO
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films, Number 19, Strong Baby Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Sconce as Self
Creators and crew
- Lisa Heller - Executive Producer
- Jonah Hill - Executive Producer
- Tina Nguyen - Executive Producer
- Matt Dines - Executive Producer
- Joshua Rofé - Executive Producer
- Steven J. Berger - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode One
After David Sconce takes over his family's mortuary business, a local funeral director makes shocking allegations about the crematorium.
Episode 2: Episode Two
David expands the business as allegations of abuse mount. Following his arrest, shocking evidence is discovered in the death of a rival.
Episode 3: Episode Three
After members of the Lamb family are convicted of fraud and various crimes, the case brings about new regulations to the mortuary business.
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