‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’ Filmmakers Explain Why Netflix Has the Best True Crime Docuseries

Netflix is a true crime fan’s paradise, and the Death of the Pastor’s Wife filmmakers are taking all the credit — or at least a victory lap timed to the premiere of their latest documentary series. The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Julia Willoughby Nason and Mike Gasparro about their newly released collab, which chronicles the life and sudden death of Mica Miller, the wife of South Carolina pastor John-Paul Miller. Spoiler alert: he’s an abusive asshole (case pending!). Death of the Pastor’s Wife, like the duo’s American Murder: Gabby Petito and Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, will grip Netflix subscribers this weekend (and beyond). Netflix has separated itself from the rest of the streaming- and linear-television pack in Nason’s and Gasparo’s genre of choice. Its standing atop the t