Forensic Files II

== Production ==
The revival was clarified as being the first season of a new show, rather than the 15th season of ''Forensic Files'', explained by series producer Nancy Duffy as having been done to "differentiate the new episodes from those that came before". Duffy explained: "When we talked about bringing back ''Forensic Files'', a lot of people thought we just meant that we were gonna be [airing] old shows that we didn't previously air on HLN and there seemed to be a confusion about that, so [we changed the title so] there could be no confusion."<ref name="PG">{{cite web|last=Owen|first=Rob|title=HLN reopens true crime series 'Forensic Files'|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2020/02/20/Tuned-In-HLN-reopens-true-crime-series-Forensic-Files-murderinos-Joe-Kenda-Bill-Camp-Paul-Dowling-Peter-Thomas-Terry-Bradshaw/stories/202002200024|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> Series creator Paul Dowling confirmed on Twitter that ''Forensic Files II'' was a new, separate show from the original ''Forensic Files''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=forensicfiles|number=1229577005898903552|title=It's the first season of Forensic Files II|date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>

===Event reenactments===
Unlike in the original ''Forensic Files'' program, actors were not hired to participate in reenactments of the cases dramatized in ''Forensic Files II''. Instead, various employees of [[CNN]] and HLN were utilized to portray victims, suspects, and other individuals for dramatic recreations of [[real life]] events. Series producer Nancy Duffy explained that the reenactments are filmed in a more "impressionistic" way than in the original series, so that the individuals used in the recreations "don't have to look identical" to the people they are portraying. As a result, faces are not shown in the recreations in the first season, only bodies from the neck down. The second season occasionally shows faces similar to the people involved in the depicted events with the camera out of focus. Duffy elaborated that employees would approach her and ask to participate in the reenactments, saying that many were "excited" at the prospect of portraying individuals involved in killing, hiding, kidnapping, or the use of [[physical restraint]].<ref name="PG" /><ref name="Vulture">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/can-forensic-files-ii-recapture-the-magic-of-the-original.html|title=Can Forensic Files II Recapture the Magic of a True-Crime Trailblazer? |last=Wilkinson|first=Amy|work=Vulture|accessdate=May 12, 2020|date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>