I Am the Night (TV series)
| I Am the Night | |
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| Created by | Sam Sheridan |
| Based on | One Day She'll Darken by Fauna Hodel |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | David Lang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Wayne Carmona Dasith Gamage |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
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| Editors | Dody Dorn Mark Yoshikawa |
| Running time | 49–54 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | January 27 – March 4, 2019 |
I Am the Night is an American biographical period crime drama limited television series created and written by Sam Sheridan, and starring Chris Pine and India Eisley. Set in 1965, it focuses on Fauna Hodel, an adopted teenager who uncovers the truth behind her maternal ancestry, specifically her connection to her grandfather George Hodel, a renowned physician and suspect in the Black Dahlia murder. It is loosely based on Fauna Hodel's memoir, One Day She'll Darken (2008). Jefferson Mays, Connie Nielsen, Leland Orser, Yul Vazquez, Jay Paulson, and Golden Brooks appear in supporting roles.
The series premiered on TNT on January 28, 2019, with a sneak peek of the first episode airing on January 27, 2019. A companion true-crime podcast, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia was released in February 2019.