The killers of Mr Corbett, Molly Martens and her father Tom Martens, have been interviewed for the documentary, which has been four years in the making.
Expected to be among the most-watched true crime documentaries of the year, Mr Corbett’s children Jack and Sarah have also been interviewed by Netflix.
Mr Corbett first met Martens when she was in Limerick and they began a relationship before moving to the US together along with Jack and Sarah. They were married in June 2011.
On August 2, 2015, Mr Corbett died in a fatal assault carried out by Molly and Tom Martens, who pleaded self-defence.
The streaming giant has said the special, titled A Deadly American Marriage, “explores the mystery of behind Jason Corbett’s death” and “asks viewers to reflect on the elusive truths beneath a once seemingly fairytale life that ended in tragedy”.
The trailer shows footage of Molly and Tom Martens being questioned following the assault on Mr Corbett and clips from their interviews with Netflix.
The father and daughter have used the documentary to continue to defend themselves and insist they acted in self-defence.
During the trailer, a visibly emotional prosecutor looking at photographs of the crime scene is heard saying: “In 30 years of prosecuting, I’ve never seen photographs like these”.
In footage of Jack and Sarah being questioned at the time of their father’s death, when they were aged 10 and 8 respectively, one of the children is heard saying: “Molly made me lie”.
In their interviews for Netflix, the children remembered their father, with Jack saying he never saw Mr Corbett lay hands on Molly Martens and Sarah describing him as “an amazing person”.
The Martens were convicted of the second-degree murder of Mr Corbett in 2017 and served three years and eight months of 20 to 25-year sentences before the convictions were overturned.
Following a legal process, both agreed a deal with prosecutors and admitted voluntary manslaughter. Last June, they were released from a North Carolina prison having served four years and three months.
A Deadly American Marriage will be available on Netflix from Friday, May 9.
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