On the night of April 20, 2010, over the span of nine minutes, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon experienced a cataclysmic explosion that killed 11 men and spilled an estimated 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf over a period of 87 days. It is the worst oil disaster in US history.Peter Berg's 2016 aquatic disaster movie documents the fateful day the well blew, following a handful of individuals who managed to survive against all odds.Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected]> Jenn: @jennferatu> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for episode by episode discussions of Netflix's The Monster of Florence, and Hulu's Murdaugh: Death in the Family.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices