Then the FBI offered him a deal: if he elicited a confession from a suspected serial killer, he could walk free.
The premise of "Black Bird" is so neat, it sounds like something dreamed up by scriptwriters; but in fact, it's rooted in a true story, said Singh in The Daily Telegraph. Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) lived the high life as a drug dealer, until he was caught, and given a 10-year jail term. Then the FBI offered him a deal: if he elicited a confession from a suspected serial killer, he could walk free. Keene agreed to the challenge, and over six episodes, we find out if he pulled it off.