Set in the middle of production, Return to Murder (R2M) takes viewers backstage and into the editing bay of a reality show, where the line between present and past, show and business, fact and fabrication is a constantly moving target.
Tamika, 30ish, beautiful, and talented, is ready to run her own show,
So when a real crime happens at a true crime convention, she jumps at the chance to solve the mystery, get the footage, and prove her producer chops once and for all.
R2M's real showrunner, Cheryl, is sympathetic to Tamika's ambition - even supports it! But she doesn't believe Tamika is ready - and as a black woman who knows what it takes to achieve hard-won power, she can't afford to let her fail. She can't afford to fail, herself!
And she also can't let her shoestring budget and schedule be hijacked by an obvious accident that the network is dressing up as a murder for better ratings. It was an accident!
And then, of course, there's the Birddog factor.
And then, of course, there's the Birddog factor.
Birddog Kerrigan, the show's charismatic investigator/host (formerly a modestly successful underwear model) knows a real murder when he sees one.
And he absolutely sees one now.
.
Which means Tamika has to find out what really happened.
Without anybody knowing.
And get it on camera.
Andrew Michael Davis, Co-Writer, Return to Murder (R2M)
Andrew Michael Davis is a writer, filmmaker and producer. He has wide-ranging experience working in unscripted television, for the last seven years focusing on “murder” (that is, True Crime documentary series). Andrew executive produced Killer Kids for LMN/A&E, which told the stories of…kids that kill. He has also produced other murderous shows such as, Smiley Face Killers.