I Am the Night (TV series)

I Am the Night
Promotional artwork
Created bySam Sheridan
Based onOne Day She'll Darken
by Fauna Hodel
Directed by
Starring
ComposerDavid Lang
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Patty Jenkins
  • Chris Pine
  • Carl Franklin
  • Michael Sugar
  • Sam Sheridan
ProducersWayne Carmona
Dasith Gamage
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Cinematography
EditorsDody Dorn
Mark Yoshikawa
Running time49–54 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJanuary 27 (2019-01-27) 
March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)

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.