Netflix has been crushing the crime documentary series game. Most recently with The Ripper and Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,  the popular streaming service has been pumping out the crime content that we horror fans can’t get enough of. Now, Netflix is proud to present Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, as the first season of a new documentary series that deconstructs the mythology and mystery surrounding infamous locations in contemporary crime.

Synopsis: For nearly a century the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles has been linked to some of the city’s most notorious activity, from untimely deaths to housing serial killers. In 2013 college student Elisa Lam was staying at the Cecil when she vanished, igniting a media frenzy and mobilizing a global community of internet sleuths eager to solve the case. Lam’s disappearance, the latest chapter in the hotel’s complex history, offers a chilling and captivating lens into one of LA’s most nefarious settings.

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel | Official Trailer | Netflix

I am a documentary nerd, but I have a special place in my heart for crime documentaries. There is something so enthralling about watching the details of a gruesome case unfold. I think that is exactly what we can expect with Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel. There are so many mysterious elements to this hotel and more specifically to the disappearance of Elisa Lam. I think I will come out with more questions than answers after watching this documentary, but I am anxious to see it nonetheless.

The series launches Wednesday, Feb 10. on Netflix. The first season of the new series features four 50 minute episodes. The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel was directed by Joe Berlinger and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Joe Berlinger, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Jon Doran, Jon Kamen, Ryan Miller. The series is an Imagine Documentaries and RadicalMedia Production in association with Third Eye Motion Picture Company.