US EditionNetflix Orders a Jussie Smollett Documentary — Will It Answer the Biggest Lingering Questions About the Case?
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 22 – The documentary includes new evidence and interviews with key figures, inviting viewers to decide the truth about Smollett's 2019 hate crime hoax case.
- On Tuesday, Deadline reported Netflix has ordered the 90-minute documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, which will premiere on August 22, 2025, with interviews featuring police, lawyers, journalists, and investigators.
- In January 2019, Smollett reported himself as a hate crime victim in Chicago, later accused of staging the attack, illuminating societal divisions amid polarization, Gagan Rehill said.
- Last November, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his legal consequences, finding the re-prosecution violated his rights, according to the judicial review.
- In 2025, he settled with the City of Chicago while continuing to deny staging the attack.
- Raw, known for Tinder Swindler, and the team behind Don’'t F**k with Cats, produce the upcoming Netflix documentary with executive producers Tom Sheahan and Tim Wardle.
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Jussie Smollett‘s 2019 hate crime hoax saga is now getting looked at with fresh eyes in an upcoming documentary. Variety reports that Netflix has announced The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, a new documentary by Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal director Gagan Rehill and the producers of The Tinder Swindler, RAW. Executive producers include Tom Sheahan and Tim Wardle. The film will debut on Netflix Aug. 22. What we know so far about ‘The Truth …
Netflix to Uncover 'The Truth About Jussie Smollett?' in New Documentary - Real News Now
The streaming giant Netflix shows an intense affinity towards understanding the complex incident involving Jussie Smollett, the actor renowned for his role in ‘Empire’. To uncover this, Netflix plans to debut a documentary named ‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett?’ on the 22nd of August. Smollett held a notable position in the spotlight for his work in the popular Fox series, ‘Empire’. However, in 2019, his name made headlines for a strikingly dif…
Jussie Smollett Claims Netflix Doc Footage Will Show Attack Wasn't Staged: 'It'll Make Sense When Ya'll Watch It'
The actor discussed the documentary while touring West and South side organizations to which he’s donated, telling Block Club the film will clear the hate crime hoax controversy that’s followed him since 2019.
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