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The three C’s of current TV documentary programming are celebrity, crime and cults, and the new Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard checks off the first two with ruthless, pinpoint efficiency. The subject, a young woman who arranged for the murder of her deranged, abusive mother in …

At a time when the true-crime genre has reached a creative nadir, as streaming services churn out assembly-line products that prioritize shock value over victims’ stories — and even stoop to paying perpetrators for exclusive access — Surviving R. Kelly stands out. Premiering in January 2019, Dream Hampton’s docuseries painted …