Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead

Imposter: The Man Who Came Back from the Dead

2024•7.6/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(7)

Who is Arthur Knight? A bookish nice guy just woken up from a coma? Or Nicholas Rossi in disguise - a sexually aggressive narcissist and one of America's most wanted?

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Production

Five Mile Films, BBC Studios

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 20, 2024

Last Aired

May 22, 2024

Networks

Channel 4

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2024-05-20

In 2021, Arthur Knight awoke from a Covid coma surrounded by police claiming Knight was actually Nicholas Rossi, one of America's most wanted. What happened next?

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2024-05-20

Is the bookish, peaceful Arthur Knight really Nicholas Rossi, a sexually aggressive narcissist and crook? Surely Rossi's tell-tale tattoos will settle the case?

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2024-05-21

As evidence linking Arthur Knight to Nicholas Rossi emerges, Rossi's stepdad, an Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator, shares insights into his stepson's difficult early years

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2024-05-22

Stuck behind bars, Rossi accuses his American prosecutor of cannibal crimes. But extradition moves forward as Rossi returns to Utah to face trial.

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