The Mortician (TV series)
Updated: 12/11/2025, 1:02:56 PM Wikipedia source
The Mortician is a 2025 documentary series directed and produced by Joshua Rofé. It follows a family run funeral home, with cremation services led by son David Sconce, as they betray public trust exploiting families and deceased to maximize profits. It premiered on June 1, 2025, on HBO.
Infobox
Genre
Documentary
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Music by
mw- Daniel Pemberton Adem Ilhan
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
3
Executive producers
Joshua Rofé Steven J. Berger Jonah Hill Matt Dines Nancy Abraham Lisa Heller Tina Nguyen
Producers
M. Elizabeth Hughes Alison Goodwin
Cinematography
Ronan Killeen
Editors
Morgan Hanner Azin Samari Caitlyn Hynes
Running time
54-59 minutes
Production companies
HBO Documentary Films Number 19 Strong Baby
Network
HBO
Release
June 1 (2025-06-01) –June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Episode One"
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Original release date
June 1, 2025 (2025-06-01)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.166
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Episode Two"
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Original release date
June 8, 2025 (2025-06-08)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.185
3
3
No.
3
Title
"Episode Three"
Directed by
Joshua Rofé
Original release date
June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.186
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | viewers(millions) |
| 1 | "Episode One" | Joshua Rofé | June 1, 2025 (2025-06-01) | 0.166 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | Joshua Rofé | June 8, 2025 (2025-06-08) | 0.185 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | Joshua Rofé | June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15) | 0.186 |
References
- Peoplehttps://people.com/convicted-mortician-david-sconce-defends-criminal-mass-cremations-exclusive-11736879
- Warner Bros. Discoveryhttps://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/hbo-original-three-part-documentary-series-mortician-debuts-june-1
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-yankees-dodgers-on-espn-delivers-largest-mlb-regular-season-sunday-night-audience-in-seven-years/#cable-shows
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-tony-awards-on-cbs-rise-to-multi-year-highs-in-viewers-and-demos/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-u-s-open-golf-final-round-on-nbc-leads-all-telecasts/
- HBOhttps://www.hbo.com/the-mortician
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mortician/s01
- The Morticianhttps://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-mortician/season-1
- Deciderhttps://decider.com/2025/06/01/the-mortician-hbo-review/
- ScreenAnarchyhttps://screenanarchy.com/2025/05/the-mortician-review-ashes-to-ashes-dust-to-dust-but-whose-ashes.html
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2025/06/the-mortician-hbo-documentary-ratings-1236435920/