The Fake Sheik
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Series Details & Credits
| Prime Video | Release Date: September 25, 2023 |
Summary:
Ceri Isfryn's three-part documentary series about the rise and fall of tabloid reporter, Mazher Mahmood, who tricked pop stars, sports executives and even the Duchess of York he was a wealthy Arab sheikh.
Genre(s):
Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
Recent Episodes
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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Sep 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The Fake Sheikh weaves an intriguing web around its central subject. It might not feature any interviews with Mazer Mahmood. But the docuseries delves into the structure and mechanics of his sting operations, tries to get at what drove his ruthless nature as a journalist, and allows space for the people who populated his scandal-dripping headlines to tell their side of the story.
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The Guardian
Sep 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
As for Isfryn, she is half in love with her subject, reconstructing stings in Lanzarote hotels, Dubai yachts and Costa del Sol fleshpots with glossy production values as though this was a mashup of Ocean’s Eleven, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and, well, The Sting. .... She overindulges in the glee at his downfall by interviewing victims of his work.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: September 25, 2023
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Season 1 Overview