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MGM+ Orders Four-Part 'The Hillside Strangler' Docuseries for January 2026 Premiere

Producers say the series offers rare access as detective Frank Salerno revisits the case and convicted killer Kenneth Bianchi agrees to speak on camera.

Overview

  • The MGM+ project is produced by Sony’s The Intellectual Property Corporation, with Peter LoGreco directing and serving as showrunner alongside executive producers Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, and Tim Walsh.
  • The series is slated to debut on January 18, 2026, exclusively on MGM+.
  • Spanning four episodes, it revisits the late-1970s Los Angeles murders attributed to cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr., which authorities linked to 12 victims.
  • The narrative centers on the investigation led by homicide detective Frank Salerno, whose work revealed there were two perpetrators and contributed to both men receiving life sentences.
  • MGM+ head Michael Wright describes the program as a deep dive with "unprecedented access," and coverage notes that Buono died in prison in 2002 while Bianchi remains incarcerated.