![]() ![]() Where do we draw the line between education, truth, and entertainment? On one hand, by making these shows and movies, Netflix sometimes shines a spotlight on stories that evaluate whether someone has been wrongfully convicted (such as documentaries like I Am A Killer and The Confession Tapes). The pain never goes away and the toll on your mental health is immeasurable." "The reality for survivors is that we never forget what happened. "Imagine the absolute worst torment that could ever happen to you being turned into entertainment for your friends and colleagues to watch with their favourite party snacks and then chat about, around the watercooler at work the next day," says Iman Gatti, a grief recovery specialist, who witnessed the murder of her mother by her own father when she was just six years old. Seeing people thirst over serial killers like this and using their victims’ pain for entertainment can cause severe distress to the victims’ families. Again, both Bundy and Dahmer were serial killers who tortured and murdered dozens of people whose families are still alive and can see those gross tweets and TikToks. Now, people are thirsting for Dahmer by posting TikToks and tweeting about his supposed attractiveness. Weirdly, Netflix actually seems to be aware of this, as the company's social team begged viewers to stop stanning Bundy after the aforementioned releases in 2019. People online have questioned the need for entertainment channels to continue fetishising - and even sexualising - serial killers (in the last three years, we’ve seen multiple movies/shows about Ted Bundy alone and notably, at least two of these came from Netflix - Berlinger's Bundy biopic starring Zac Efron, titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, and Joe Berlinger's four-part docuseries, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes) and how it causes the victims’ families to relive traumatic experiences over and over again. Navigating the ethics of true crime content is tricky. What might be entertaining for viewers is deeply traumatising for the families of those affected by the crimes being reenacted on screen. Lest we forget, Dahmer was a serial killer, necrophile, paedophile, and a cannibal. Following the release of the Netflix series and Peters' representation of the serial murderer, Dahmer’s actual glasses that he wore in prison went on sale for $150,000. The show has also glorified Dahmer by casting the American Horror Story actor who is well known for playing the creepy crush in the horror television series. "I feel like Netflix should've asked if we mind or how we felt about making it. "I was never contacted about the show," Rita Isbell, the sister of Errol Lindsey, told Insider. When Dahmer was released, strong criticism came for the shows' portrayal of the victims, even though Netflix claimed the series "will give notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims a voice." However, family members of the victims have said Netflix did not consult them while making the drama. What happened to her and the cops who ignored her ![]() Glenda Cleveland tried to stop Jeffrey Dahmer. And just like Tiger King in 2020, Dahmer has attracted a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. The show was watched for over 196 million hours within the first week itself, cementing its status as the number one show on the streaming platform at the time of publishing. 2022, Netflix released a 10-part series co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which starred Evan Peters in the titular role. While true crime is proving to be one of the fastest growing areas of entertainment among younger generations, it also brings with it a slew of ethical concerns – especially for Netflix. that have come out within the last couple of years, Netflix has essentially become synonymous with this genre. With shows like Into the Deep and The Stranger, and the countless documentaries like Don’t F**k With Cats, Catching Killers, Making a Murderer, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, etc. In fact, if you go on Netflix’s true crime page right now, you’ll see about 40 original shows right there for your viewing pleasure. Between July 2020 and March 2021, Netflix released 18 true crime related shows – and that number has only increased since. Yet we can’t help but gobble up every morsel of this genre that Netflix loads up on our plates.Īs of 2022, true crime is one of the most popular genres on Netflix. It’s one of the most fascinating genres of modern entertainment. ![]()
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