"Surviving Jeffrey Epstein" is a four-hour documentary series that is expected to air on Lifetime this summer.

The docuseries comes from the same network that produced "Surviving R. Kelly."

Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sex crimes and trafficking several underage girls.

Epstein was arrested in July 2019 and was found dead in August in his federal jail cell in an apparent suicide, though many conspiracy theorists speculated he died by homicide.

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Lifetime has officially ordered the four-hour documentary series "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein."

The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Saturday. The series was originally announced as in development last summer and is expected to air this summer on Lifetime.

Hailing from Emmy-winner Robert Friedman's Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern will direct. Long-time contributor to The New York Times, New York Magazine, Town & Country and Architectural Digest, Christopher Mason is also attached to the project. Shura Davidson and Gena McCarthy executive produce for Lifetime.

The cabler previously found success with a similar docuseries, "Surviving R. Kelly," which detailed allegations of sexual abuse and assault against the singer. Kelly was subsequently indicted on a range of federal charges including child pornography and kidnapping.