Social media users were enraged after they saw a trailer for Peacock's new docuseries featuring formerly accused murderer, Casey Anthony.
In 2008, it was widely speculated that Anthony killed her two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony after she reported her missing 31 days after her disappearance.
Anthony had lied to detectives and made dubious claims regarding her baby daughter's whereabouts, including a three-year-long claim that Caylee was kidnapped by a nanny who didn't exist.
Anthony was charged with first-degree murder and pled not guilty in October 2008.
The prosecution sought the death penalty alleging she murdered her two-year-old daughter by administering chloroform and taping her nose and mouth with duct tape, which contradicted an earlier claim that Caylee had accidentally drowned in a swimming pool.
After six weeks from May to July 2011 in what was considered the "social media trial of the century," Anthony was acquitted of murder, prompting public outrage.
Now she is being given a voice to share her side of the story in Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies on NBCUniversal's streaming platform.
You can see the trailer in which the off-camera interviewer asks Anthony why she is finally speaking while being cognizant of not having no creative control in the project.
\u201cPeacock share teaser for \u2018Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies.\u2019\n\nThe limited series will feature Casey Anthony breaking her silence for the first time on camera about what happened to her daughter, Caylee Anthony.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
Social media users were furious that Peacock gave Anthony a platform on which to speak when she is still believed to be responsible for her daughter's murder even though on July 5, 2011, the jury found Casey not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter of a child.
However, she served time after being found guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
Here are some of the reactions to the upcoming docuseries, with many social media users calling for a boycott of Peacock.
\u201c@PopCrave @peacock you\u2019re really giving this lady a check and a platform??? For what???\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201cgenuinely disgusted with @peacock giving casey anthony a platform and a docuseries. so many important and unsolved cases in the world. and you\u2019re giving a woman who\u2019s at BEST a sociopath and at worst a free child murderer a platform for ratings and because she\u2019s hot. i just-\u201d— grace (@grace) 1667926756
\u201cMe calling to cancel my Peacock subscription bc they\u2019re giving Casey Anthony a platform with a docuseries\u201d— Teddygram \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf0a (@Teddygram \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf0a) 1667938202
\u201c@PopCrave\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave No one cares what the child murderer has to say\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave Hell no. Absolutely not. Cancelling my @peacock app and subscription right now.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave She murdered her daughter. I saved you time. No need to watch the murderer spin a story about killing her daughter.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave you mean telling more lies about what happened to her daughter\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
Some argued that America's fascination with true crime shows like Netflix's Dahmer–about convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer–was responsible for providing the kinds of programming audiences want to see.
None— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave "Omg why is this being made" \n \nBecause you watched dahmer the day it came out and said that kind of content is cool.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@M1st3rB0n3z @PopCrave The difference with Dahmer is that it isn\u2019t lining his pockets, he\u2019s dead. Casey is very much alive and will be making money off of this since she\u2019s literally in it.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
Regardless, opposition to the program continued.
\u201c@PopCrave We as a society have progressed beyond ever needing to hear from Casey Anthony again.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave Breaking silence on what, drowning her? Unless this series ends with her in an electric chair, I'm not listening.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
\u201c@PopCrave Thank you for reminding me to cancel my free trial\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1667926137
The official synopsis for the three-part docuseries reads as follows:
"Considered one of the first 'trials of the century' that polarized conversation in living rooms across America, the Casey Anthony case is one that still leaves more questions than answers."
"There have been several movies and documentaries made to fill in the gaps, and yet, the woman at the center of it all remains the biggest mystery."
"Throughout the exclusive three-part documentary series, Casey Anthony finally tells her side of the story and addresses the public that has made so many assumptions for the past 13 years."
Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies starts streaming on November 29 on Peacock.
