Oscar-nominated filmmaker and documentary maker Joe Berlinger is back on Netflix with another documentary series, this time about notorious financier and con artist Bernie Madoff. MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street is an upcoming docuseries that explores Madoff’s multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Launching in January, it will consist of four one-hour episodes.
Berlinger’s previous Netflix projects include the crime scene Series that recently released its third installment which focused on the Texas Killing Fields. He is also behind Netflix’s the Confessions of a Killer Documentary series focusing on serial killers like John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy.
In addition to directing, Berlinger is also an executive producer The Wall Street Monster alongside Jon Kamen, Jon Doran, Jen Isaacson, Samantha Grogin and Eve Rodrick.
What is “The Monster of Wall Street” about?
These documentaries will uncover the truth behind Madoff’s plan, the largest of its kind in history. Netflix will provide never-before-seen video testimonies from Madoff himself, in addition to providing access to whistleblowers, investigators, victims and more.
Here’s the official synopsis for the doc, courtesy of Netflix:
MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street reveals the truth behind Bernie Madoff’s infamous $64 billion global Ponzi scheme, the largest in history, which shattered the lives of countless individual investors who placed their trust in Wall Street’s revered statesman.
Featuring unique access to whistleblowers, associates, investigators and victims, and never-before-seen video testimony from Madoff himself, this four-part documentary series traces Madoff’s rise from humble beginnings to become one of Wall Street’s most influential power brokers.
Through an innovative visual approach and a fun, mind-blowing financial thriller tone, prolific filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Conversations with a Murderer, crime scene, brother’s keeper) reveals the genesis and, for the first time, the mechanics of Madoff’s fraudulent investment advisory business and reveals that the scam wasn’t just the brainchild of an evil genius as many people believed.
MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street reveals a cadre of co-conspirators and a financial system full of institutions willing to turn a blind eye to Madoff’s suspicious behavior, begging the obvious nagging question: Could such a blatant and destructive fraud happen again?
The Wall Street Monster release date
You don’t have to wait long to see this innovative financial thriller. The four-part documentary series arrives on Netflix January 4, 2023.
Where is Bernie Madoff now?
Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in June 2009. He was incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center, Butner, a federal prison in North Carolina. when he died on April 14, 2021 after almost 12 years of service at the age of 82due to end-stage renal disease.
Trailer for MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street
The trailer teases the investigation into the truth behind Madoff’s infamous scheme and the power structures that have allowed him to get away with it for so long.
MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street premieres on January 4, 2023. Add the series to your Netflix watchlist now.