Lightbox Preps New Crime Docuseries for Netflix

Lightbox is producing a six-part documentary series for Netflix that investigates a spate of disappearances and murders in Northern California.

The docuseries, titled Murder Mountain, is set in Humboldt County, California, and focuses on the 2013 disappearance of 29-year-old Garret Rodriguez. In addition to exploring Rodriguez’s case, Murder Mountain will provide a look at the remote California community’s marijuana farms, the farmers and dealers associated with the industry and the impact of marijuana legalization in the region. The series will debut on Netflix on December 28.

Lightbox was founded by Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn (Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man) and Emmy Award-winning producer Jonathan Chinn (LA 92, Fantastic Lies). Both are executive producers on the project, with co-executive producers Stephen Neely and Matt Testa. Joshua Zeman is directing.

“Murder Mountain is a riveting tale about vigilante justice and outlaw culture in a lawless community that resembles America’s Wild West past,” said Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn. “The series pulls back the curtain on a secret world few of us know anything about, with a cast of real-life isolationists, outlaws, vigilantes and other unforgettable characters.”