Netflix is having a moment with the problematic men of TV. A month after releasing a docuseries about WWE founder Vince McMahon, the streamer is fixing its gaze on Jerry Springer.
The platform announced Wednesday that two-part documentary series Jerry Spring: Fights, Camera, Action will debut Jan. 7, 2025. Directed by Luke Sewell (Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King), the two-parter will focus on the late talk show host’s wildly popular (and equally controversial) talk show which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2018.
A synopsis from Netflix described the project like this: “This jaw-dropping, premium two-part series will tell the story of The Jerry Springer Show as it’s never been told before. Packed with extraordinary first-hand testimony and revelations from show insiders, the series explores how this daytime talk show became one of the biggest and most outrageous TV hits of the nineties.
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