Netflix releases first look at Jason Corbett documentary

Published 09:28 25 Apr 2025 BST

Updated 15:08 29 Apr 2025 BST

Kat O'Connor

Netflix releases first look at Jason Corbett documentary

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Netflix has dropped the trailer for A Deadly American Marriage

Netflix has released the first look at A Deadly American Marriage. The harrowing true crime documentary will cover the murder of Irishman and father-of-two Jason Corbett.

The tell-all documentary about Jason Corbett's murder is set for release on May 9th.

The chilling documentary will feature interviews with Jason's two children, Jack and Sarah.

It will also include exclusive interviews with Molly and Thomas Martens.

The synopsis reads:

'When Irish widower and father of two young children Jason Corbett found love again with his American au pair, Molly Martens, in 2008, their relationship seemed ripped from the pages of a storybook. The couple, along with Jason’s kids, Jack and Sarah, moved from Ireland to North Carolina to build a new life together.

'But on August 2, 2015, their idyllic tale took a dark turn when Jason was killed in a violent altercation at home. The perpetrators? Molly and her father, Thomas Martens — a former FBI agent.'

The Netflix documentary will shed light on the many questions that have lingered following the shocking events of that night.

Molly and Thomas claimed self-defense, the former eventually pleading no contest and the latter guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2023 to avoid a trial, but their release from prison in June 2024 reignited questions over the incident’s true nature.

Was this actually self-defense, as they argued, or a calculated killing?

A Deadly American Marriage asks viewers to reflect on the elusive truths beneath a once seemingly fairy-tale life.

A Deadly American Marriage airs on Netflix on May 9th.

Watch the trailer below: