50 Cent’s Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs documentary gets a Netflix release date
Curtis β50 Centβ Jacksonβs documentary about Sean Combs finally has a release date.
Netflix announced Tuesday that it would release βSean Combs: The Reckoning,β a four-part docuseries about the disgraced mogul directed by Alexandria Stapleton, on Dec. 2. Jackson, who serves as an executive producer, first revealed he was working on a documentary about Combs and his alleged abuses nearly two years ago.
The synopsis describes the series as a βstaggering examination of the media mogul, music legend, and convicted offenderβ and touts that it will feature βexplosive, never-before-seen materials, including exclusive interviews with those formerly in [Combsβ] orbit,β such as βhis former associates, childhood friends, artists, and employees.β
βBorn with an insatiable drive for stardom and a knack for spotting talent, Combs made a quick ascent through the ranks of the music industry with Bad Boy Entertainment and was crucial in bringing hip-hop to the pop masses and launching the careers of dozens of generation-defining artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, and Danity Kane,β reads the synopsis. βBut along the way … something darker began to color his ambitions.β
In July, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after a seven-week federal criminal trial in New York. He was cleared of the more serious charges related to racketeering and sex trafficking. The former rapper is serving a four-year sentence.
Jackson, who had long feuded with Combs, often took to social media to troll the Bad Boy Entertainment founder as the various allegations against him mounted and even through the criminal trialβs aftermath.
But the βIn Da Clubβ rapper, whose work in TV also includes serving as executive producer on Starzβs crime thriller βPower,β told Netflixβs Tudum that heβs βbeen committed to real storytelling for years through G-Unit Film and Television.β
βIβm grateful to everyone who came forward and trusted us with their stories, and proud to have Alexandria Stapleton as the director on the project to bring this important story to the screen,β he said.
Two other documentaries about Combs were released earlier this year: Peacockβs βDiddy: The Making of a Bad Boyβ and Investigation Discoveryβs βThe Fall of Diddy.β