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Friends Like These: Skylar Neese Murder Docuseries Debuts March 6 on Hulu and Disney+

The filmmaker centers Skylar Neese’s voice to shift focus from whodunit to the fraught realities of teen friendship.

Overview

  • All three episodes will be available Friday, March 6, on Hulu and Disney+, with releases typically at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET.
  • Director Clair Titley says the series was conceived as a story about Skylar rather than a conventional true-crime investigation.
  • The narrative draws on social media, interviews, and journal entries to foreground the intensity of adolescent relationships.
  • The case background includes Neese’s 2012 disappearance in West Virginia and the subsequent confession and forensic findings that led to convictions.
  • Rachel Shoaf is serving a 30-year sentence with parole denied in 2023 and 2024 and another hearing expected in June, while Sheila Eddy is serving life with parole eligibility beginning in 2028.