Netflix isn’t just home to must-watch shows and movies, it’s also built up an impressive range of documentaries over the years.
Its latest effort reexamines the history of “The Jerry Springer Show”, which ran for 27 seasons from 1991 through to 2018, becoming a key proponent of what’s been dubbed “Trash TV”.
The show was the home of jaw-dropping confessions and countless clashes between guests. Luke Sewell’s “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” is a quick, two-episode look back at some of the biggest scandals and shocks of the show’s earlier years, under the stewardship of executive producer, Richard Dominick.
Clearly, the chance to learn more about how “The Jerry Springer Show” came to be as successful as it was is a powerful draw. That’s because the two-part doc has rocketed straight to the top spot in the Netflix charts mere days after it debuted on the streaming service (Jan. 7).
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