Netflix Start Production On Catfish Doc Sweet Bobby
Netflix is in production on a documentary film about one of the world’s most elaborate and sophisticated catfish scams, Sweet Bobby.
Based on the popular podcast series of the same name from Tortoise Media, the feature film will tell the story of how broadcaster Kirat Assi became embroiled in an impossibly complex web of deception that lasted for over a decade and involved over 60 fabricated characters.
The past few years Podcasts have became essential listening for many of us. Streaming channels like Netflix have also noticed the potential of those podcasts becoming features or docu-series. Liza Williams’ Can I Tell You A Secret? is one of those, all about the victims of cyberstalker Matthew Hardy.
Here’s the official Synopsis for Sweet Bobby:
When Kirat meets ‘Bobby’ on Facebook and embarks on a long-distance relationship with him, she believes she has found the love of her life. As it evolves from a friendship to an increasingly controlling romantic relationship, Kirat becomes subsumed into a web of deception, as Bobby’s explanations for why they cannot meet face to face become more and more extreme. What unfolds is a modern-day fable about some of the dangers of finding love in the digital age.
Sweet Bobby will be directed by Lyttanya Shannon (Subnormal: A British Scandal), Kiran Sira (Murder, Mystery and My Family) with Rebecca North (American Nightmare) as executive producer. RAW are the production company behind the documentary and they have given us some truly fascinating docs. The Tinder Swindler and the unsettling Don’t F**k with Cats are two prime examples.
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