TV series
Lorena
Overview
This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena Bobbitt's stories exploded into a 24-hour news cycle. She became a national joke, her suffering ignored by the male-dominated press. But as John spiraled downward, Lorena found strength in the scars of her ordeal.
Details
- First air date
- 2019-02-14
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Network
- Prime Video
- Production
- Sonar Entertainment, Monkeypaw Productions, Number 19
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lorena Bobbitt as Self
- John Wayne Bobbitt as Self
- Dr. James Sehn as Self - Urologist
- Sindi Leo as Self - Crime Scene Technician
- John Tillman as Self - Police Officer
- Dani Harris as Self - Police Officer
- Whoopi Goldberg as Herself
Creators and crew
- Win Rosenfeld - Executive Producer
- Joshua Rofé - Executive Producer
- Jenna Santoianni - Executive Producer
- Steven J. Berger - Executive Producer
- Jordan Peele - Executive Producer
- M. Elizabeth Hughes - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Night Of
"In the middle of a June night in 1993, a young woman slices off her husband's penis in a seeming fit of rage. John and Lorena Bobbitt's dueling versions of the attack explode into the worldwide media and spill into the courtroom. The nation takes sides as a renewed battle of the sexes feeds a ravenous 24-hour TV news cycle."
Episode 2: A Woman in Trouble
"Acquitted of rape, John became a celebrity while Lorena stood trial, facing decades in prison. TV cameras recorded her ordeal as prosecutors attacked her relentlessly-a jealous shrew, a liar and thief. But though John proved a poor witness, and her lawyers demonstrated years of domestic abuse, it looked doubtful that they could prove she was legally insane the night she cut off his penis."
Episode 3: An Irresistible Impulse
"As Lorena's trial resumed, all agreed she had been abused. But was she legally insane when she attacked John? Millions stayed glued to their TVs as her testimony reached the fateful night she lost all control. Her lawyers had to prove she was under the influence of an "irresistible impulse," a defense that rarely worked. As momentum seemed to swing against her, a surprise witness took the stand."
Episode 4: The Cycle of Abuse
"Millions of TV viewers sat glued to their sets to see what fate Lorena would meet. Would she be found guilty and deported? Found not guilty and have the opportunity to rebuild? John and Lorena would set out on wildly different paths-- John chased fame in a self-destructive downward spiral, while Lorena had to come to grips with the scars of her ordeal, no matter the verdict."
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