Calling all true crime aficionados: A new year means a new roster of engrossing documentaries and scripted true-crime series to watch. As new projects are announced, we can see trends forming for what true crime themes will follow. For 2022, it’s all about scams, as the stories of crimes that caught our attention years ago (the Summer of Scam, anyone?) are fleshed out into series, laying out everything we now know about what went down. For everyone dying to hear the whole story of your favorite scammers, here are the 2022 true-crime documentaries and series to watch out for.
‘The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman’
This three-part docuseries follows a conman who posed as a British spy and stole money from several victims. Though he was convicted in 2005, the crime comes full circle as a family in the present day starts fearing for their mom’s safety.
‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’
This is a must-watch documentary for anyone who grew up watching Cosby as “America’s Dad” before his crimes came to light. Director W. Kamau Bell shows how the disgraced comedian’s crimes were happening at every stage of his career, and gives his victims the space to tell their stories.
‘Inventing Anna’
Based on the viral The Cut article, Inventing Anna dives into the story of Anna Delvey, a mysterious NYC socialite who scammed her way into a life of luxury. This scripted series from Shonda Rhimes will follow the journalistic investigation into Delvey (played by Ozark‘sJulia Garner) building the story of the leader of 2018’s Summer of Scam.