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Dirty Money, Netflix’s investigative documentary sequence that dove into corrupt companies and greed, gained’t be returning for any extra episodes, in response to director and govt producer Alex Gibney.
First launched on Netflix in 2018 with a follow-up season in 2020, Dirty Money dove into quite a few firms and people, together with Donald Trump, Volkswagon, HSBC, Jared Kushner, Wells Fargo, and others, shining a like on both greed, corruption, or each.
My specific favourite was Drug Short in season 1, a very fascinating episode trying into how Big Pharma value gauges life-saving medication.
The sequence was produced by Jigsaw Productions and developed by Josh Adler. Each episode featured a unique outstanding director, with over a dozen in complete, together with Gibney, Erin Lee Carr, Kristi Jacobson, Brian McGinn, Jesse Moss, and Daniel DiMauro.
Since 2020, it’s been unclear whether or not or not the present might be returning for a 3rd season. Now, we all know that it’s going to not.
Responding to a query on Twitter, Alex Gibney confirmed that Dirty Money wouldn’t be returning for a 3rd season however provided hope choices are being explored elsewhere.
Sadly, Netflix determined to not renew regardless of extensive viewership. We are choices. https://t.co/gk7zXAbzAw
— Alex Gibney (@alexgibneyfilm) August 4, 2023
It’s unclear what viewership Gibney cites, however we all know that the present has featured eight days within the Netflix US prime 10s.
Despite the cancelation of this sequence, Netflix isn’t shying away from telling additional tales on this style.
Over the previous few years, we’ve seen a bunch of comparable titles, together with Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, Money Explained, The Business of Drugs, Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street, and Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga to call just a few.
Gibney and Jigsaw Productions have additionally continued working with Netflix on quite a few tasks since Dirty Money season 2 was launched. They have been notably behind Money Shot: The Pornhub Story and 137 Shots. Gibney additionally serves as govt producer on the forthcoming Painkiller scripted sequence that dives into the opioid epidemic in America, due out in August 2023.
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