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Beth Ure

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing release date, age rating, and what to expect

Netflix has released a new documentary about the Boston Marathon bombing.

American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing covers the police's search for the two brothers who carried out the bombing that sent the city into a lockdown. The two terrorists, brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs in the crowds near the finish line of the marathon, which detonated and killed three people, as well as injuring hundreds of others.

The documentary series will take viewers through the four days following the attack as police and the FBI combed the city looking for the bombers. Boston will mark the 10 year anniversary of the attack this week on April 15 with One Boston Day, a day for acts of charity and kindness around the city.

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Here's everything you need to know about the series:

When is it being released?

The docu-series was released today and is currently available to watch on Netflix. There are three episodes, each around an hour long, for viewers to watch.

What is the age rating on the series?

Netflix has rated the series 15, and from the looks of the trailer it looks like there will be graphic descriptions of violence, both from first-hand accounts of the bomb going off and deadly encounters the brothers had while hiding from the authorities.

You can watch the full trailer here:

What to expect from the docu-series?

The series will take viewers through a thorough, hour-by-hour account of the hunt for the brothers following the bombings. It includes archived footage from the public of the actual bombing, re-enactments of major moments in the manhunt, and interviews with those involved.

The documentary includes accounts from law enforcement at the time, including then-Boston Police Department Superintendent William Evans and then-Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, as well as survivors of the bombing, and Danny Meng, who's car was hijacked by the brothers when they attempted to flee Boston for New York City, where officials believe they hoped to carry out another attack.

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