- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 27, 2022
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Netflix has enjoyed considerable success with a certain vaguely sleazy subgenre of docuseries -- "The Tinder Swindler" and "Our Father" among them -- and "The Most Hated Man on the Internet" falls squarely within that wheelhouse.
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The docuseries’ three hourlong episodes go by quickly, thanks to its streamlined storytelling and brisk pacing, and it delivers on both the white-hot outrage and the grim satisfaction promised by the downfall of a dude who really had it coming. But The Most Hated Man on the Internet falls short of the ambition needed to lend it real, lasting heft.
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It is presented in that recognisably Netflix way: a dramatic narrative arc; contributors talking direct to camera with the fluency of seasoned actors; and a cast of heroes, villains and eccentric supporting characters. ... Why dredge this up a decade on, bringing him back into public consciousness? The show is rated 18 and it’s full of truly unpleasant things that I shan’t list here.