High Profile Scandals That Make Good True Crime Documentaries
These documentaries shatter the carefully crafted image of these high profile figures
There's a truth we think we understand when we read about people in the public eye. But buried deep under many a times are secrets and scandal just ticking to explode and make the reality known. From penthouse boardrooms to far off islands to the quiet corners of the remote street, there are cases involving high profile figures that have not only shocked the world but have been tuned into true crime documentaries to take us deeper to unravel the whole story about the white lies hiding in plain sight, lies spread to protect the powerful and the people in authorities while lives are altered forever
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Here is a selection of documentaries that will blow your mind as reputations shatter, truth unravels and justice fights to break through.
Sean Combs : The Reckoning
Where To Watch: Netflix
One of the biggest celebrity scandals that were highly talked about in 2025 was the hip-hop rapper and producer Sean P. Diddy Combs. The court case that recently announced its verdict in a Californian courthouse recently against Sean Combs who is currently serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related charges is being followed up by an unexpected documentary produced by 50 Cents and others that takes you behind the scene to explain Diddy's rise and fall with some footage captured by Diddy himself making the final cut.
The Indrani Mukharjea Story: Buried Truth
Where To Watch: Netflix
The Indrani Mukharjea Story came out in 2024 revealing the most unexpected details and aftermath after the disappearance of her 25-year old daughter Sheena Bora in a four-episodic docu-series.
The Inventor : Out of Blood In Silicon Valley
Where To Watch: JioHotStar
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is a 2019 American documentary film, directed and produced by Alex Gibney about Elizabeth Holmes who became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, just two years later, her multibillion-dollar company was dissolved.
Cocaine Quarterback: A Single Caller For Cartel
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video
When a college football champion trades his playbook for a pipeline to one of the world's most dangerous cartel, you know what to expect. This is no fictional story. It is the true story of Owen Hanson's rise from USC college football champion to smuggling for the world's most dangerous cartel.
Bad Boy Billionaires
Where To Watch: Netflix
A 2020 documentary anthology that explores the greed, fraud and corruption of India's most infamous tycoons.
Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson
Where To Watch: Netflix
A 2019 documentary directed by Dan Reed chronicles the scandal surrounding the biggest pop icon Michael Jackson. Leaving Neverland follows the story of two men who accused MJ of sexual abuse when they are were 7 and 10. In 2025, another series made its way titled Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson. While the new documentary has come out and can be found on YouTube, the original has disappeared from the internet archives.
Untouchable
Where To Watch: Netflix
A prominent 2019 documentary film about the rise and fall of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in the wake of the MeToo movement. Directed by Ursula Macfarlane, Untouchable details accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse by former colleagues and victims, revealing how he used his power for decades.
Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich
Where To Watch: Netflix
One of biggest sex trafficking stories involving high profile individuals from United States and UK, the documentary on Jeffery Epstein focus on survivor testimonies, his alleged network of enablers, and the controversial circumstances surrounding his death.
Cover Up
Where To Watch : Netflix
Cover-Up is a political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. Urgent and deeply reported, Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence — revealing a cycle of impunity in the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. Drawing on exclusive access to Hersh’s notes, and interweaving primary documents and archival footage, Cover-Up captures the power and process of investigative journalism.