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An outrageous history. Luke Sewell’s new two-part limited series Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera,...

The documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action gives a behind-the-scenes look at one of the wildest daytime talk shows ever. It shows how The Jerry Springer Show went from a flop to a huge success, thanks to shocking guests, crazy storylines, and even on-air fights.

The show ran for 27 seasons with nearly 4,000 episodes, leaving a big impact on pop culture. One of the most infamous moments was the “I Married a Horse” episode, where a man introduced his horse bride and even kissed the animal.

Though it was pulled after airing in New York, the controversy made people even more curious, causing a massive spike in viewers.

Even though Oprah criticized the show in public, The Jerry Springer Show eventually beat her in the ratings. It became the top daytime talk show, shocking many who believed Oprah’s reign was untouchable.

Producers weren’t afraid to stir up drama. Guests...

The documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action takes us behind the scenes of one of the most outrageous daytime talk shows ever. It shows how The Jerry Springer Show transformed from a flop to a massive hit, thanks to its shocking, often violent guests and jaw-dropping storylines.

The show ran for 27 seasons and nearly 4,000 episodes, leaving a lasting mark on pop culture. One of the most notorious moments was the ‘I Married a Horse’ episode.

A man brought his horse bride onto the show and even kissed the animal. This segment was pulled after airing in New York, but the controversy only made people more curious, sparking a huge surge in viewers.

Even though Oprah slammed the show in the press, The Jerry Springer Show eventually beat her in ratings. It became the top daytime talk show, shocking many who thought Oprah’s success was untouchable.

Producers weren’t shy about stirring up drama.

Talk shows avoid controversy by default, despite occasional hot takes from guests and hosts. The Jerry Springer Show is one of the few TV shows that leaned and thrived on its notoriety.

Netflix is releasing a two-part documentary on The Jerry Springer Show, the tabloid talk show that dominated US daytime TV in the late 90s. Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action is a deep dive into the show's origins, success, and infamy. Per the logline, "the jaw-dropping series tells the story of the show as it's never been told before, with extraordinary firsthand testimony and revelations from show insiders who lay bare the dark truths behind its entertaining facade. The show's producers and ex-guests paint a murkier picture of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible and how far things should go in the name of entertainment."

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Back in the '90s there were a number of iconic talk shows that became pop culture reference points for years and years to come. One of those iconic talk shows was The Jerry Springer Show, a controversial syndicated program that became known for its wild occurrences and taboo topics. If you didn't watch it, then you were certainly aware of the kind of show it was.

On Oct. 23, Netflix announced a new behind-the-scenes documentary series centered on The Jerry Springer Show and untold secrets from the set. Over 30 years after it first hit the airwaves in 1991, and nearly two years after the host's death, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action will pull back the curtain on one of the most famous and infamous talk shows of all time

The two-part documentary series comes from director Luke Sewell and makes its premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Fights, Camera, Action delves into the...

The controversial talk show that was often seen as “Too Hot for TV” will be getting a two-part documentary. Netflix has announced that the service will be streaming Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action on its platform on January 7, 2025. The documentary comes from production company Minnow Films. The special is directed by Luke Sewell and is executive produced by Sophie Jones, Alicia Kerr and Sophie Leonard. Catherine Murnane is a producer on the project.

The official synopsis reads,

“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. But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths. As we hear from the producers and ex-guests of The Jerry Springer Show,...

Theres a good chance that anyone who grew up in the 90s watched The Jerry Springer Show at one time or another. After all, the controversial daytime talk series was hard to ignore thanks to its many taboo subjects that often deteriorated into profanity-laced tirades that sometimes led to all-out brawls between guests. Now, thanks to Netflix, viewers looking for a heavy dose of nostalgia have something to celebrate, as the streamer has announced a new two-part docuseries thats set to release early next year called Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action.

Per Variety, Fights, Camera, Action will release on January 7, 2025, and promises to take fans behind the scenes to expose the truths of The Jerry Springer Show, revealing how much was real, and how much was scripted. Directed by Luke Sewell, the docuseries comes by way of Minnow Films, the same company behind another Netflix expos, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal.

Add “The Jerry Springer Show” to the ongoing list of ’90s pop culture being reexamined through a modern lens. Netflix is moving forward with “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action,” a two-part docuseries about the show that will premiere globally on the streamer Jan. 7, 2025.

The docuseries comes from director Luke Sewell, who previously worked on “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King” and “Bad Sport” for Netflix. The series promises to tell the story of “The Jerry Springer Show” “as it’s never been told before.” That will include first-hand testimonies from show insiders, including producers and former guests of the daytime talk show. The series also promises to uncover “some darker truths.”

“A murkier picture begins to emerge of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible, and how far things should go in the name of entertainment,” a press release for the upcoming series reads.

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 was responsible,...

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. But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths.

Netflix is taking viewers back to the world of Tiger King.

The streamer on Thursday dropped a teaser for the highly-anticipated follow-up to one of the biggest shows in the history of the streaming service.

The series is set to return sometime in the fall, but a definite date is Tbd.

"The global hit Tiger King, which attracted 64 million households in the first four weeks after its March 2020 premiere, will return to Netflix for more madness and mayhem," Netflix shared in a new statement regarding the series.

Indeed, Tiger King was the show everyone was talking about when it launched last year. It's hard to believe it's been a year since the show, especially when you consider we had Carole Baskin on Dancing With the Stars last year.

The project propelled everyone associated to stardom -- some of it good, and some of it not so much.

The series arrived...

A Tiger King sequel is coming to Netflix this year as part of a new true crime line-up of documentaries to be released.

Although the streamer announced the project on Thursday, it is as yet unknown what the angle for Tiger King 2 will be. The first installment profiled wildcat owners with a focus on Joe Exotic (Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage), the former owner of the G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma who is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for his crimes against his animals and his role in a murder for hire plot against his nemesis Carole Baskin.

Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin will re-team as directors and executive producers; Chris Smith and Fisher Stevens will also serve as EPs. It is being produced by A Goode Films Production in association with Library Films and Article 19 Films.

Goode and Chaiklin have remained connected with Exotic since he began serving his sentence.

Will tabloid true-crime lightning strike twice? Netflix is about to find out, as the company announced Thursday that “Tiger King 2” is coming to the service sometime before the end of 2021.

It’s the first of five new true-crime docuseries heading to Netflix over the next year, which the company says will focus on “cons, scams and cautionary tales.”

The streamer was shy on specifics about “Tiger King 2,” though directors Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin are returning along with producers Chris Smith, Fisher Stevens, Goode and Chaiklin. The series will likely continue the wild tale of Joe Exotic — and his ultimately fruitless attempts to win a pardon from former President Donald Trump — and Carole Baskin, the rival private zookeeper whom Exotic was convicted or trying to have murdered.

The original “Tiger King” became an instant cultural sensation thanks in part to enormous good luck of timing: It dropped on March 20, 2020, just...

Lace ‘em up, fans of top-notch sports docs: Netflix has renewed “Last Chance U: Basketball” for a second season and ordered what the streaming service is calling “Volume 2” of the excellent feature-length documentary series “Untold.”

The second season of “Last Chance U: Basketball” will return to East Los Angeles College Huskies (Elac) and head coach John Mosley. “Untold: Volume 2” will consist of four new stories told over four weeks, including a two-part film on Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te’o. Directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, that one will feature interviews with Manti Te’o and the catfisher behind the hoax, Netflix said.

Additionally, Netflix has ordered a new docuseries, “Bad Sport,” which examines “six unbelievable stories at the intersection of sports and crime.”

“Bad Sport” episodes include the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic figure skating scandal; superstar Indycar driver Randy Lanier’s marijuana-smuggling operation; the Arizona State University basketball point-shaving...

Exclusive: Raw Television, the All3Media-backed producer of Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer, has bagged another Netflix commission – a series looking at global sporting scandals.

Deadline understands that the company is making Bad Sport (w/t), which will look at a variety of scandalous sporting incidents around the world.

It comes after the company, which produced breakout doc feature Three Identical Strangers, launched its latest Netflix series Fear City: New York vs The Mafia on the streaming service earlier this month.

Three Identical Strangers director Tim Wardle, who joined the company in 2012 as Head of Development, is one of the exec producers of Bad Sport, alongside Alex Marengo, who exec produced Netflix series Killer Ratings, and Raw’s U.S. creative director Adam Hawkins.

Directors on the series include Luke Sewell, who directed BBC series Generation Gifted, and Alex Kiehl, who developed and directed Channel 4’s Sas: Who Dares Wins.