The Truth About Jussie Smollett? (2025)

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The Truth About Jussie Smollett? is a 2025 documentary film for Netflix, directed by Gagan Rehill and produced by Raw TV. The film revisits the 2019 incident in which actor Jussie Smollett reported being the victim of a hate crime in Chicago and the ensuing police investigation, media coverage, criminal case, and political fallout.

Production

On 22 July, Netflix ordered a 90-minute documentary titled The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, which focuses on the controversy surrounding Smollett's staged hate crime case. The film features a new interview with Smollett, conducted six years after the events first drew widespread public attention. Netflix described the film as “a shocking true story of an allegedly fabricated account.”

According to trade coverage, Netflix greenlit the film from RAW after the company’s prior success on high-profile true-crime features, early reports framed the project as an attempt to re-examine the case with “new evidence” and previously unseen footage. TheWrap and Realscreen provided industry background on RAW’s involvement and the framing used in marketing materials.

The documentary features interviews with Jussie Smollett, the Osundairo brothers, former Chicago police officials, lawyers, and journalists, and incorporates police body-camera footage and other evidence discussed during the investigation. Director Gagan Rehill said he intended the film to present competing interpretations of the case and allow viewers to reach their own conclusions.

During promotion of the documentary, Smollett said it includes previously unreleased footage obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests by investigative journalists. He said his legal team received the footage only days before his 2021 trial, preventing it from being introduced as evidence.

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