There’s more to fear than watching creepy crawlies or stomach-churning gore this Halloween. Thanks to Netflix, a number of real-life horror stories are its recent addition to docuseries likely to raise hairs and have you looking over your shoulder for more than just one day of the year.
Broken
From fatal IKEA wardrobes to bacteria-laced make-up, Broken is a four-episode investigative docuseries, each covering the different horrors and criminal charges within the cosmetics, vape, recycling and disposable furniture industries. The documentary is a compilation of interviews with manufacturers, distributors, and other people involved in the production process of these counterfeit and poorly-constructed products.
Rotten
This exposé series shares the same producers as Broken, and digs deep into the roots of the food supply chain to uncover the unsavoury truths behind what drives and shapes our food culture and eating habits. From the widely beloved peanut butter to the trendy green diamond — avocados, Rotten will have consumers thinking twice at their next grocery run.
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
A Netlix original web series, Bad Boy Billionaires: India focuses on four of the most prominent and wealthy tycoons in the most populated country in South Asia, and their inevitable downfall. Featured are: the head of the Kingfisher empire, Vijay Mallya; jewellery and business mogul, Nirav Modi; chairman and CEO of Satyam Computer Services, Ramalinga Raju; and Sahara India Pariwar conglomerate chairman, Subrata Roy. The series chronicles some of India’s biggest financial crimes and sheds light on the nation’s corrupted system and the scams that ruined innocent lives.
Wild Wild Country
A bewildering tale of one of America’s most controversial case of cult leadership, immigration and marriage fraud of an unimaginable scale that took place in a retirement town in Wasco County, Oregon. The series tells the story of Bhagwan Acharya Rajneesh and his controversial commune, with a close focus on his high-profile personal assistant, Ma anand Sheela, who was suspected to be the criminal architect behind an attempted assassination.
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator is a chilling story about the famed and charismatic hot yoga founder, Bikram Choudhury. The unravelling of his global empire and the true character of the celebrity yogi and his personality that was loved by many came into light with disturbing accusations of rape. Though not a docuseries, this Neflix documentary is still worth watching.