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The Tetris Murders

Season 1
In 1998, the brutal deaths of Tetris co-developer Vladimir Pokhilko and his Russian family stun their Silicon Valley community. Though they rule the case a murder-suicide, years later, a new discovery sends investigators down a deeper, more sinister path.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Falling Pieces

    December 5, 2022
    44min
    TV-14
    Police find a Russian family brutally murdered in a Silicon Valley home, a co-developer of the video game Tetris among them. But something doesn’t sit right with detectives, and it has to do with evidence -- or, more importantly, the lack of it.
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  2. S1 E2 - This Doesn't Fit

    December 5, 2022
    44min
    TV-14
    Detectives investigating the bizarre apparent murder-suicide of a Russian man and his family are puzzled by inconsistencies in the evidence. But as they start to suspect this may be a staged scene, a surprising source thwarts their investigation.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Final Level

    December 5, 2022
    44min
    TV-14
    Determined to prove that Tetris co-developer Vladimir Pokhilko did not kill himself and his family, retired Palo Alto PD crime scene investigator Sandra Brown returns to the crime scene and uncovers more jaw-dropping discoveries.
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Directors

Dan Bush

Producers

Thomas CutlerMisty ShowalterTom CappelloAlana Goldstein

Cast

Vladimir Pokhilko

Studio

Investigation Discovery
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