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To mark the 20th anniversary of Scott Peterson’s conviction for the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Connor, Peacock has set a summer premiere date for Face to Face with Scott Peterson, a three-part true crime docuseries that takes a fresh look at the infamous case and features Peterson’s first on-camera interview since 2003. The docuseries will also follow the latest developments after the Los Angeles Innocence Project announced it would take on Scott’s case in early 2024. It premieres August 20, exclusively on Peacock. You can watch a teaser trailer above.

Face to Face with Scott Peterson features an exclusive series of intimate conversations between director Shareen Anderson (EP The Murder of Laci Peterson) and Peterson, along with his sister-in-law Janey Peterson, former Modesto Police Chief Al Brocchini and Detective Jon Buehler, Scott's former attorney Lara Yeretsian, and former ABC News producer Mike Gudgell, among others.

According to the official series description, "It was a case that gripped the nation. Laci Peterson, 8 months pregnant, disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002. As the investigation continued, her husband Scott was exposed as a liar, a fraud and ultimately a murderer. The world's media hung on every moment of the trial and Scott was convicted and sentenced to death. Case closed. Or is it? For the first time since his arrest in 2003, Scott speaks on camera in a series of intimate conversations where he reveals his side of the story with director and executive producer Shareen Anderson, who has been investigating the case for more than a decade. While many still believe the jury got it right, Scott's family and experts close to the case have spent more than 20 years exposing inconsistencies in the evidence and uncovering new information about alternative theories surrounding Laci's murder. And in a shocking twist in a murder the world thought had been solved, the Los Angeles Innocence Project is taking over 2024 takes over Scott's case.”