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Netflix Unveils ‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett?’ Featuring His First On-Camera Interview

The 90-minute documentary brings together Smollett, investigators and journalists with claimed new evidence to revisit his 2019 hate-crime allegations

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This booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Jussie Smollett. A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail Thursday, March 10, 2022, branding the Black and gay actor a charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself while the nation struggled with wrenching issues of racial injustice. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Overview

  • The 90-minute film directed by Gagan Rehill and produced by Raw with executive producers Tom Sheahan and Tim Wardle will premiere on Netflix on Aug. 22, 2025.
  • It marks Smollett’s first on-camera interview about the 2019 incident since his conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2024.
  • The documentary features interviews with police officials, lawyers, journalists and investigators who say they have uncovered previously unreleased evidence.
  • Smollett says the film includes Freedom of Information Act footage that he believes will vindicate his version of events.
  • The project aims to let viewers weigh competing narratives around the hate-crime allegations that culminated in a civil settlement in May 2025.