Netflix Picks Up Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ Documentary ‘Cover-Up’

Netflix Picks Up Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ Documentary ‘Cover-Up’

Exclusive: The documentary about investigative journalist Seymour Hersh started at Venice and moves on to NYFF.

Laura Poitras’ ‘Cover-Up’ Acquired by Netflix, Sets 2025 Release — World of Reel

Laura Poitras’ latest, “Cover-Up,” one of the best docs of the year, has been acquired by Netflix and will be given 2025 theatrical release for Oscar consideration. The doc is a direct encounter with Seymour Hersh, and at 88 he still comes off like a man allergic to bullsh*t. For nearly six decades, Hersh has been reporting truth bombs the mainstream press would rather sweep under the carpet—My Lai, Abu Ghraib, Watergate, CIA spying. Watching “C…