The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman
2022 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 42 min · ★ 6.7 · 95% critics
This true-crime series follows a manipulative fraudster who poses as a British spy to gain trust, isolate people, and take their money. Through victims and relatives, it shows the emotional fallout, the lasting damage to families, and how coercion can trap people in frightening situations.
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Streaming on Netflix.
2 hours to watch · 3 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-01-18
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 42 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (127 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to disturbing real-life deception stories like American Nightmare or The Confession Tapes, this is a tense, absorbing watch; Not for you if you dislike upsetting subject matter, repetition, or documentaries that feel incomplete.
Pros: gripping true story; unsettling manipulation tactics; emotional family perspective | Cons: feels too brief; repetitive at times; leaves questions unanswered
Themes
- con man
- dating app
Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1They Vanished49mNetflix
- S1E2Chasing a Ghost30mNetflix
- S1E3Setting the Trap51mNetflix