If it wasn’t for the shitshow that 2020 has become with the global pandemic, Australian wildfires, the political mess in the US, and everything else that proves this year might be the end times, we’d probably still be talking about Jeffrey Epstein and his recent demise. Was he murdered? Did he commit suicide? That issue and a whole lot more is discussed in the new docuseries, “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich.”
As seen in the new trailer, Netflix’s latest true-crime series tackles the entire Epstein scandal, which tells the story of an incredibly wealthy, powerful man that used his money and means to allegedly sexually assault numerous underage women. Of course, that story hit world headlines last year when he was arrested and it seemed as if justice was about to be served. And then the mysterious death occurred and Epstein’s story has taken on legendary levels of infamy.
The four-part docuseries comes from director Lisa Bryant and is produced by Joe Berlinger, RadicalMedia, and James Patterson, who published a book about Epstein back in 2016. Berlinger, you might remember recently released the true-crime docuseries, “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.”
“Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” arrives on Netflix on May 27.
Here’s the synopsis:
Leading up to his 2019 arrest, mysterious tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was accused of abusing women and underage girls for decades, assembling a network of enablers to help carry out and cover up his crimes. Epstein came from humble beginnings yet managed to lie and manipulate his way to the top of the financial world. He eventually gained tremendous wealth and power while running an international sex trafficking ring. The serial sex abuser made a secret plea deal with the government in 2008 avoiding a potential life sentence and continued to abuse women. With their frightening firsthand accounts, Epstein’s accusers are the leading voices in director Lisa Bryant’s four-part docuseries JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH. By revealing their emotional scars, some for the very first time, the sisterhood of survivors intend to stop predators — and the American justice system — from silencing the next generation.