Review: The late Ray Liotta is perfectly cast in ‘Black Bird,’ his final TV performance
Every episode of “Black Bird,” which premiered Friday on Apple TV+, begins with the legend, “The following is inspired by a true story.”
Now, television shows inspired by true stories are a dime a dozen these days; the cachet attached to something that “really happened,” if not exactly as represented by often very famous actors speaking invented dialogue, can be a valuable promotional tool. Audiences respond. Ergo the “true” in “true crime.”
In this case, however, the notice feels almost necessary, given that the story seems a little nutty even once you’ve done enough research to verify the basic facts. — I have not read “In With the Devil,” the book on which the series is based, but I have watched a CNN documentary and a “Dateline” episode on the subject. And
