The Jerry Springer Show, the long-running daytime talk show that was synonymous with brawls, strippers and all sorts of other crazy situations, is getting the documentary treatment.
Netflix has ordered Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, which will go behind the scenes of the syndicated show and explore how it became one of the most outrageous hits of the 90s.
The two-part series, which will be released on January 7, comes from Minnow Films, which was behind Netflix’s Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal and Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. It is directed by Luke Sewell, who previously directed Netflix’s Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action will feature first-hand testimony from show insiders, including producers and former guests and will reveal the murkier picture behind the entertainment façade of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who
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