Autopsy: The Last Hours of...

Autopsy: The Last Hours of...
GenreDocumentary
Presented by
  • Dr. Richard Shepherd (United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Jason Payne-James (United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Michael Hunter (United States)
  • Emmy Kenny (United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Anjula Mutanda (United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Linda Papadopoulos (Canada)
Narrated by
  • Steven Mackintosh (United Kingdom)
  • Iain Glen (United Kingdom)
  • Eric Meyers (United States)
Countries of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes164
Production
Executive producers
  • Ed Taylor
  • Michael Kelpie
Running time60 minutes
Production companyPotato
Original release
Network
Release7 January 2014 (2014-01-07) –
4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)

Autopsy: The Last Hours of... is a British-American documentary-style television series that investigates the tragic, controversial and sudden deaths of celebrities. The series debuted in 2014 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and was later broadcast in the United States by Reelz. In 2016, the first American produced season of Autopsy aired with San Francisco's chief medical examiner (who was previously Panama City, Florida's District 14 medical examiner), Dr. Michael Hunter taking over as the host. The UK produced episodes featured Dr. Richard Shepherd and subsequently (after about the first ten episodes), Dr. Jason Payne-James (for about five more episodes) analyzing the official autopsy reports of various celebrities to determine their cause of death.

Controversy

The series received backlash for its explicit depiction of death.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pena, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…: New Episodes Coming to Reelz". TV Series Finale.
  2. ↑ Walker, Danny (7 January 2014). "Channel 5's new 'Autopsy' series shows 'last hours of Michael Jackson'". Mirror.
  3. ↑ "Robin Williams' Friends Plead With UK Show 'Autopsy' To Stop Documentary About Actor's Final Hours". KPIX-TV. 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Michael Jackson's Autopsy Last Hours - Channel 5". Tune.pk.
  5. ↑ "Autopsy: The Last Hours of... - REELZChannel". Reelz.
  6. ↑ Buckhalter, Deborah Buckhalter (27 March 2016). "District's former M.E. wraps up his first season as host of "Autopsy: The last hours of...."". Jackson County Floridan.
  7. ↑ "ITV Studios - Autopsy: The Last Hours". ITV Studios.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Ashlee (3 August 2015). "Doctor shares Autopsy insights". DStv.
  9. ↑ McGeorge, Alistair (1 October 2015). "Heath Ledger's final hours to be recreated in Channel 5 documentary looking at star's tragic death". Daily Mirror.
  10. ↑ "New TV documentary criticised for graphic Robin Williams suicide scenes". The Guardian. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2026.