--- title: Jordan Peele Is Making a Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries description: Oscar-winning writer and director of 'Get Out' Jordan Peele is producing a docuseries on the 1993 trial of Lorena Bobbitt for Amazon. canonical: https://time.com/5230850/jordan-peele-lorena-bobbitt-docuseries/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-06T15:58:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:55.781Z og:title: Jordan Peele Is Making a Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries From Her Perspective og:description: "This is Lorena’s story and we’re honored to help her tell it.” og:url: https://time.com/5230850/jordan-peele-lorena-bobbitt-docuseries/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80990bb267ae8bb9/69892d0222fb85a059e25454/jordan-peele-oscars.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2442 og:image:height: 1374 og:image:alt: US-OSCARS-AFTERPARTY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jordan Peele Is Making a Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries From Her Perspective twitter:description: "This is Lorena’s story and we’re honored to help her tell it.” twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80990bb267ae8bb9/69892d0222fb85a059e25454/jordan-peele-oscars.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jordan Peele Is Making a Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries From Her Perspective > Sponsored content. 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Peele is producing a four-part docuseries on the [Lorena Bobbitt](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979640,00.html) trial for Amazon. If you aren’t familiar with the case, in 1993, Bobbitt cut off her [abusive husband’s penis](http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1887,00.html) and threw it under a bush where it was later recovered and [reattached](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980387,00.html). At her trial, Bobbitt’s team argued that she had suffered a psychotic break after yet another assault by her violent husband and should not be held responsible for the crime. The jury agreed and Bobbitt was freed, setting a precedent for how abused women are treated in court and for the way stories like this are covered by the media. “When we hear the name ‘Bobbitt’ we think of one of the most sensational incidents to ever be catapulted into a full blown media spectacle,” Peele said in a statement, [according to _Variety_](http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/jordan-peele-lorena-bobbitt-amazon-1202744964/). “With this project, Lorena has a platform to tell her truth as well as engage in a critical conversation about gender dynamics, abuse, and her demand for justice. This is Lorena’s story and we’re honored to help her tell it.” The series, called _Lorena,_ will reexamine the events from Bobbitt’s perspective and will look at the lasting impact of the gruesome case in the treatment of domestic abuse in courts and in media coverage of such cases. It will be produced through [Peele](http://time.com/5185301/jordan-peele-get-out-oscar-reactions/?iid=sr-link5)’s Monkeypaw Productions studio and directed by documentarian Joshua Rofé. 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