Here's how Hollywood should cast the 'Making a Murderer' movie

Netflix’s 10-part documentary series Making a Murderer follows the 2005 trial of Steven Avery: a man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, only to be charged for murder alongside his teenage nephew shortly after his release. It’s a compelling, harrowing, and frequently frustrating watch, one that’s driven some viewers to amateur sleuthing and others to crushes on defense attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting.

Whatever conclusions you can or can’t draw about Avery’s guilt or innocence, one thing is clear: This series has resonated deeply with its audience. At this point, a Hollywood movie adaptation seems more or less inevitable. Here’s who we’d like to see take on the key roles.

Steven Avery: Nick Offerman

Young Steven Avery: Jesse Plemons

Dolores Avery (Steven’s mother): Kathy Bates

Allan Avery (Steven’s father): Tommy Lee Jones

Brendan Dassey (Steven’s nephew): Paul Dano

Barb Tadych (Steven’s sister, Brendan’s mother): Dale Dickey

Scott Tadych (Steven’s brother-in-law): Steve Carell

Bobby Dassey (Brendan’s brother, Steven’s nephew): Lucas Black

Lieutenant James Lenk (Sheriff’s Department): Michael Kelly

Sergeant Andrew Colborn (Sheriff’s Department): Paul Giamatti

Dean Strang (Defense attorney for Steven Avery): Stephen Colbert

Jerry Buting (Defense attorney for Steven Avery): Andy Buckley

Ken Krantz (Prosecutor): Jack Black

Len Kachinsky (Defense attorney for Brendan Dassey): William H. Macy

Mike Halbach (Brother of victim Teresa Halbach): Matt McGorry

Ryan Hillegas (Teresa’s ex-boyfriend): Zach Gilford

Angenette Levy (Reporter): Ashley Greene

Aaron Keller (Reporter): Anderson Cooper