Netflix fans blast ‘disgusting’ new documentary series and warn it is ‘too disturbing’ to finish watching
- They have reacted with disgust to the release of a new show on the site
Netflix fans have launched a ‘disgusting’ new documentary series that they have labeled ‘too disturbing’ to even watch.
After the series hit the US streaming platform last week, viewers were quick to share how impressed they were with the series.
On social mediaone user simply wrote, βIt’s disgusting.β
A second added: ‘I just watched the movie on Netflix and I was speechless the whole time.’
Netflix fans have launched a ‘disgusting’ new documentary series that they have branded ‘too disturbing’ to even watch
After it hit the streaming platform in the US last week, viewers were quick to share how much they were influenced by the show
Another user wrote: ‘It was such a shocking documentary and honestly I’m still not 100% sure what I believe’.
Meanwhile, a fellow viewer commented: ‘Too disturbing for me to keep watching it.’
They were referring to Tell Them You Love Me, which tells the story of a white, married university professor, Anna, who meets Derrick, a black, nonverbal, disabled younger brother of one of her students, John Johnson.
Anna’s meeting with Derrick comes after she was approached by John about his brother’s disability, cerebral palsy.
This resulted in Anna and Derrick, 28, meeting in real life for the first time, with the former helping the latter with his communication.
After Derrick teaches him how to type on a keyboard with an LED screen, he starts taking classes at college.
Although Anna subsequently claimed that she was married to someone else, the couple fell in love and began a supposedly consensual, sexual relationship.
However, as the show progresses, it is revealed through the plot that Anna was convicted of sexually assaulting the man she claimed to have loved, after his mother became aware of their relationship.
Derrick’s mother accused Anna of abusing her son, who had been identified by the state as having the mental capacity of a toddler.
In a later ruling, Anna was found guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault in the first degree and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Two years later, her appeal was granted and her conviction was quashed on a formality.
The series then explores why testimony about Anna’s help to Derrick via computer-mediated communication was dismissed. An effort is also being made to determine why she accepted a plea offer for a lesser charge.
Tell Them You Love Me is now available to stream on Netflix