‘Sing Sing Chronicles’ Docuseries to Investigate Wrongful Convictions of JJ Velazquez and Five Other Innocent Men
variety.comEthan Shanfeld MSNBC has announced a new docuseries titled “The Sing Sing Chronicles,” a four-episode investigative piece that will tell the story of Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, an actor from A24’s “Sing Sing” who was exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction on Monday after serving nearly 24 years in prison.
The docuseries, directed by Dawn Porter and built on more than 20 years of investigative reporting by NBC News’ Dan Slepian, will also look into the wrongful convictions of five other men who served time at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. “The Sing Sing Chronicles” will debut on MSNBC on Nov.
23 and Nov. 24 at 9 p.m. ET. The four-part series will have its world premiere at DOC NYC earlier in November. “With unprecedented access to one of America’s most well-known prisons, the series sheds light on the criminal justice system by following a journalist and a man convicted of murder and the connection they formed within the walls of Sing Sing Correctional Facility,” according to NBCUniversal.
The docuseries taps into more than 1,000 hours of original footage filmed between 2002 and 2024, centering on Velazquez, who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of a retired New York police officer in 1998.
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