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- 2023
- Prime Video
- 2023
- Prime Video
Summary The three-part documentary series looks into the lives of six contestants who were a part of Nik Russian's reality show con that promised a £100,000 prize money.
Created By: Liam Coutts, Emily Dalton, Tom Dalton, Joe Stephenson
- 2023
- Prime Video
- 2023
- Prime Video
The Greatest Show Never Made
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 11, 2023
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Summary The three-part documentary series looks into the lives of six contestants who were a part of Nik Russian's reality show con that promised a £100,000 prize money.
Created By: Liam Coutts, Emily Dalton, Tom Dalton, Joe Stephenson
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
77
75% Positive
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3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The Greatest Show Never Made is a fun docuseries about a scam that could only have seemed to happen in 2002, at the start of the reality TV frenzy.
The Greatest Show Never Made isn’t interested in being just another scammer doc. Rather, it’s a study of human foibles and how our need to be seen as special and important can be our downfall. Riveting, at times unbelievable and ultimately hopeful, it’s one of the most bizarre yet optimistic documentaries I’ve ever seen.
The whole documentary is suffused with several rare things; gentleness, consideration and maybe even forgiveness. It is, altogether, rather wonderful.
Where the series falls flat is in its decision to intersperse the (interesting) archive and interviews with incoherent dramatic reconstruction, set against grating retro lighting and a horror-movie soundtrack. A story this juicy doesn't need the frills.
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Production Company:
- Safe Harbour Films
- Factual Fiction
- B Good Picture Company
Initial Release Date: Oct 11, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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