Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
Autopsy: The Last Hours of... is a documentary-style television series that investigates the tragic, controversial and sudden deaths of celebrities.[3] The series debuted in 2014 on Channel 5[4] in the United Kingdom and was later broadcast in the United States by Reelz.[5] In 2016, the first American produced season of Autopsy aired with San Francisco's chief medical examiner (who was previously Panama City, Florida's District 14 medical examiner), Dr. Michael Hunter[6] taking over as the host. The UK produced[7] episodes featured Dr. Richard Shepherd[8] and subsequently (after about the first ten episodes), Dr. Jason Payne-James[9] (for about five more episodes) analyzing the official autopsy reports of various celebrities to determine their cause of death.
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Potato |
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| Original release | 7 January 2014[2] – present |
Celebrities featured
Dr. Michael Hunter, on April 8, 2022 through a Q&A Video for ReelzChannel has revealed that Season 13 of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... is premiering on May 1, 2022. And the following celebrities are to be featured: Johnny Carson, André the Giant, Buddy Holly, Flip Wilson, Doris Day, Sean Connery, Robert Reed, Ricardo Montalbán, Chadwick Boseman, Sammy Davis Jr., Brandon Lee, John F. Kennedy Jr., James Garner, Eddie Van Halen, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Owen Hart, Roddy Piper, Eddie Guerrero, Eazy E, Paul Walker, Telly Savalas, Freddie Prinze, and more to be revealed at a later date.
ReelzChannel has confirmed that the continuation of Season 13 has been postponed to early 2023 with a date still to be announced.
References
- Pena, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…: New Episodes Coming to Reelz". TV Series Finale.
- Walker, Danny (7 January 2014). "Channel 5's new 'Autopsy' series shows 'last hours of Michael Jackson'". Mirror.
- "Robin Williams' Friends Plead With UK Show 'Autopsy' To Stop Documentary About Actor's Final Hours". KPIX-TV. 20 February 2015.
- "Michael Jackson's Autopsy Last Hours - Channel 5". Tune.pk.
- "Autopsy: The Last Hours of... - REELZChannel". Reelz.
- Buckhalter, Deborah Buckhalter (27 March 2016). "District's former M.E. wraps up his first season as host of "Autopsy: The last hours of...."". Jackson County Floridan.
- "ITV Studios - Autopsy: The Last Hours". ITV Studios.
- Wilson, Ashlee (3 August 2015). "Doctor shares Autopsy insights". DStv.
- McGeorge, Alistair (1 October 2015). "Heath Ledger's final hours to be recreated in Channel 5 documentary looking at star's tragic death". Daily Mirror.