Review: Netflix's 'Maternal Instinct' Handles Disturbing True Crime Story with Responsible Journalism

Summary

This article reviews the Netflix true crime documentary "Maternal Instinct," directed by Jessica Dimmock, which covers the 2020 murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock by her friend Taylor Parker. Parker, who had faked her own pregnancy, killed Simmons-Hancock and cut the fetus from her body to pass it off as her own. The review praises the documentary for handling the sensitive subject matter in a responsible, journalistic manner rather than sensationalizing it, noting that some of Netflix's true crime content can feel exploitative but this one presents the facts in a no-nonsense way.