The seventeenth season of Unsolved Mysteries, billed as Volume 4 and Volume 5, is part of a reboot revival of the long-running American television series, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Volume 4 premiered on Netflix July 31, 2024. It consists of 5 episodes.
| Unsolved Mysteries | |
|---|---|
| Season 17 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | July 31 – October 2, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
Like the previous seasons released by Netflix, there is no host or narrator. However, an image of longtime host Robert Stack is shown in the title sequence of each episode.[1] A fifth volume, consisting of an additional four episodes, was announced on July 31, 2024[2] and premiered October 2, 2024.[3]
Background
editIn February 2024, it was announced that a fourth volume would begin streaming in 2024.[4] It was later confirmed in June that the fourth volume would begin streaming in July 2024.[5] In an interview for the new season, show creator Terry Dunn Meurer stated that they didn't want to focus solely on true crime, but also the paranormal. The new season features what is dubbed a "a classic throwback episode" entitled "The Mothman Revisited". The show originally documented the case in 2002.[6]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Mystery | Directed by | Original air date | ||||||||
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| 603 | 1 | Who Was Jack the Ripper? | Robert M. Wise | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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A fresh look at 19th-century London serial killer Jack the Ripper. | ||||||||||||
| 604 | 2 | Body in the Basement | Gabe Torres | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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On Oct. 26, 2015, Calgary resident Lee Antoni returned home after spending a weekend with his mother in Saskatchewan. His wife Amanda had been too ill to join him on the trip. Lee returned home and found his wife Amanda's body lying dead on the basement floor. The death was ruled accidental but suspicion still lingers. | ||||||||||||
| 605 | 3 | The Severed Head | Skye Borgman | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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An unidentified severed head is found in Economy, Pennsylvania. | ||||||||||||
| 606 | 4 | Murder, Center Stage | Robert M. Wise | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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The 1977 unsolved murder of 25-year-old graduate student Sigrid Stevenson is detailed. Stevenson was found dead on the stage of Kendall Hall's theater at Trenton State College. | ||||||||||||
| 607 | 5 | The Mothman Revisited | Gabe Torres | July 31, 2024 | ||||||||
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People share tales of their encounters with the creature known as Mothman. | ||||||||||||
| Volume 5 | ||||||||||||
| 608 | 6 | Park Bench Murders | Skye Borgman | October 2, 2024 | ||||||||
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Two friends are found shot dead in a park in the Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Reservation. | ||||||||||||
| 609 | 7 | My Paranormal Partner | Robert M. Wise | October 2, 2024 | ||||||||
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Paranormal researcher Don Philips is profiled. | ||||||||||||
| 610 | 8 | Mysterious Mutilations | Robert M. Wise | October 2, 2024 | ||||||||
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The strange phenomenon of mutilated cattle is detailed. In each instance, there were no footprints, no indication that the cattle had been attacked by another animal, and no blood. | ||||||||||||
| 611 | 9 | The Roswell UFO Incident | Gabe Torres | October 2, 2024 | ||||||||
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New information comes to light on the Roswell incident. | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (July 1, 2020). "Unsolved Mysteries fans in awe of 'spooky' Robert Stack homage in Netflix reboot". Independent. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "'Unsolved Mysteries' Co-Creator Breaks Down Season 4's Severed Head Case and Teases 'Most Baffling Mystery' Ever as Netflix Renews Series (Exclusive)". Variety. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Spooky Season Has Arrived with Netflix & Chills 2024". Netflix. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Squires, John (February 1, 2024). ""Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4" Coming to Netflix in 2024". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Everything Coming To and Leaving Netflix in July 2024". Hypebeast. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Are You Ready to Solve a Mystery?". Tudum. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
