How many Ted Bundy films are there?
HOLLYWOOD seems to have a crazy obsession with notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. Eight films and series dating back to the 1980s have been released about the serial killer, with two more in the works. The last Bundy film to hit theaters came in 2004, The Riverman. However, after that, films about the infamous serial killer didn't stop. In 2008, two more Bundy films were released: Bundy: An American Icon and The Capture of the Green Fiver Killer, a made-for-TV movie produced by the Lifetime network. Netflix is the latest streaming service giant to continue the Bundy story and convert it into a four-part series. Here is a list of all the Bundy films that have been released based on the infamous killer. The Deliberate Stranger (1986)  The Deliberate Stranger was a three-hour-long biopic that was made for TV, starring a young Mark Harmon as Bundy. The film was based on a book by Seattle Times reporter Richard W. Larsen, titled the same, which was published in 1980. The Marvin J Chomsky-directed drama actually premiered when Bundy was still on death row. The serial killer was executed in 1989. Ted Bundy (2002)  It would be almost two decades later before a slew of other Bundy films came into the mix. In 2002, another biopic, Ted Bundy, was released. The 2002 crime film was directed and co-written by Matthew Bright and starred stars Michael Reilly Burke as Bundy, and Boti Bliss as Bundy's girlfriend, Lee. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics, only grossing a worldwide total of $68,716 at the box office. The Stranger Beside Me (2003)  The Stranger Beside Me follows crime writer Ann Rule who befriended Bundy before his arrest. The film stars Billy Campbell as Bundy and Barbara Hershey as Ann Rule. The Riverman (2004)  2004's The Riverman was directed by Bill Eagles, based on the 2004 non-fiction book The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert D Keppel and William J Birnes. The film stars Bruce Greenwood, Sam Jaeger, Kathleen Quinlan and Cary Elwes as Bundy. The movie finds Bundy already in jail, working with police investigators to help them learn more about a similar serial killer still on the loose. 2 Eight films and mini-series have been released about Bundy dating back to the 1980s Credit: AP  Bundy: An American Icon (2008)  Director Michael Feifer's 2008 Bundy film was another depiction of the criminal career of the notorious serial killer. The movie explored Bundy's life, from his traumatic childhood to his arrest and trial. Corin Nemec starred as Bundy in the film. The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008)  The Capture of the Green River Killer is a two-part television film that first aired on Lifetime Movie Network and tells the story of the Green River killer serial murders between 1982 and 1998. In the film, Detective Dave Reichert works the murder cases and stays on the case from beginning to end, including extensive interviews with incarcerated serial killer Bundy. James Marsters portrayed the notorious serial killer in the film. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)  The Netflix-produced documentary premiered in 2019. The film features real interviews with Bundy while he sat on death row. The four 60-minute episodes were sourced from over 100 hours of interviews and archival footage of Bundy. The series also featured interviews with Bundy's family, friends, surviving victims and the law enforcement members who worked on his case. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)  Some believe that Netflix's Conversations with a Killer introduced the film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the serial killer. The 2019 Netflix film is based on Bundy's former girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall's memoir, The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy. The film starred Lily Collins as Kendall, Kaya Scodelario as Bundy's wife Carole Ann Boone and John Malkovich as Edward Cowart, the presiding judge at Bundy's trial. No Man of God (2021)  On July 8, 2021, film fans were shown the first trailer for No Man of God, a film by Amber Sealey about the relationship between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and Bundy. In the years following his death row sentence, Bundy agreed to disclose the details of his crimes. But only to one man. Luke Kirby will portray Bundy in the upcoming film set to release on August 27, 2021. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)  This upcoming Bundy film stars One Tree Hill actor Chad Michael Murray as the infamous serial killer. "A specter roams the highways of a gritty 1970s America, his name is Ted Bundy. "Hunting him are intrepid FBI agents Kathleen McChesney and Robert Ressler, organizers of the largest manhunt in history to apprehend America's most infamous serial killer," the description of the film reads on IMDB. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman is set to release on August 16, 2021.