Netflix’s latest original series, “Unbelievable” debuted Friday, immediately making a poignant statement about the reality of sexual violence. The show, which stars Toni Collette, Merritt Wever and Kaitlyn Dever is based on the true story of a teenage sexual assault victim and the investigations that followed her accusation. The creator, writer and director of the series, Susannah Grant, stopped by the Boston Harbor Hotel a day before the show’s release on the last leg of her press tour. 

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