Since Netflix has hired A-list actors to star in movies and major celebrities to headline TV shows, it seems like their users would focus on that. However, many Netflix fans care more about the streaming services’ reality shows and documentaries. Fortunately for Netflix users, the service is going to have a new docuseries titled Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action soon.
As Jerry Springer is arguably one of the ’90s’ best talk show hosts, many fans are fascinated by what happened to him. After all, The Jerry Springer Show dealt with lawsuits inspired by tragic deaths, aired extremely controversial episodes, and had rumors the talk show hired actors. Since there are so many interesting stories about Jerry and his former talk show, it is fascinating to look at what is known about Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action.
When Is The New Jerry Springer Documentary Being Released?
In the modern entertainment landscape, there is a staggering amount of new content coming out each week. While it is fantastic that viewers have a lot to choose from, it also presents a challenge.
Once people become interested in watching a show or movie, it is extremely easy to lose track of it in the glut of new content that is available. For that reason, anyone who is interested in the new Jerry Springer documentary should take note of when it is coming out.
According to a December 2024 article from The Mirror, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action is going to be released on January 7th, 2024.
Facts About Jerry Springer | |
|---|---|
Where Was Jerry Springer Born? | London, England |
What Was Jerry Springer’s Birthday? | February 13, 1944 |
When Did Jerry Springer Die? | April 27, 2023 |
How Old Was Jerry Springer When He Died? | 79 Years Old |
Excited Netflix users should also know that Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action is a docuseries that is set to have two episodes.
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According to Netflix’s official website, it seems the streaming service believes that viewers will be captivated by Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action.
In addition to being a talk show host, Jerry Springer’s life was a lot more interesting than a lot of people realize. For example, an April 2023 article from
The Daily Mail
reveals Jerry was born in a train station located in the Highgate area of London, England. More than that, Jerry was born to Jewish refugees escaping Germany. Jerry’s parents were in the train station when he was born because it was used as a bomb shelter to stay safe from German attacks.
After all, Netflix’s website describes Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action as a “scandalous” and “riveting” “docuseries” that is about a “media circus” and “pop culture.”
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action Will Reveal How The Jerry Springer Show Became So Outrageous
On December 11th, 2024, Netflix released the trailer for Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, as can be seen in a YouTube video. That trailer hinted at how revealing the upcoming Jerry Springer documentary is set to be.
For anyone who doesn’t know, it would be an understatement to say The Jerry Springer Show was extremely controversial. For example, there was a banned episode of The Jerry Springer Show focused on someone who had claimed to have a scandalous relationship with a horse. While some fans may have thought Jerry was always as scandalous as his talk show, that wasn’t always the case.
Before Jerry Springer was busy hosting the most controversial television talk show of all time, he had a very different career. As a
CBS News
article that was published after he died stated, Jerry briefly served as the Mayor of Cincinnati. However, Jerry’s political career was marred by scandal after it was reported that he used a check to pay someone to be intimate with him.
At points in Jerry’s life, he had been a successful politician and then became a broadcaster who worked on straight-laced shows.
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As a result of Jerry’s much more traditional past, people who knew about Jerry’s background were shocked when his talk show became so scandalous.
Given how controversial
The Jerry Springer Show
was, some people who don’t remember the show may assume it was quickly canceled. In reality, 27 seasons of
The Jerry Springer Show
aired from 1991 until 2018.
In the trailer for Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, a man is shown talking about how he convinced Jerry to let his talk show become so raunchy.
All I had to do was convince him, let’s make it wild.
According to an article from a different Netflix website, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action will also be disturbing.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
is produced by Minnow Films, the company behind Netflix’s
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
is directed by Luke Sewell, who previously helmed
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
.
The documentary’s synopsis on that website teases that the docuseries will reveal the show was even darker than it seemed to be.
“The jaw-dropping series tells the story of the show as it’s never been told before, with extraordinary firsthand testimony and revelations from show insiders who lay bare the dark truths behind its entertaining facade. The show’s producers and ex-guests paint a murkier picture of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible and how far things should go in the name of entertainment.”
Jerry Springer Likely Would Have Approved Of Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Since Jerry Springer died on April 27, 2023, he will never get to see Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action. As a result, observers will never be able to know what Jerry would have thought about the docuseries. However, there are two compelling reasons to think Jerry would have approved of Netflix’s docuseries.
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Before Jerry died, he was often self-deprecating about himself and the show that was named after him. Despite that, Jerry often made it clear that he was proud of The Jerry Springer Show.
The reason Jerry was proud of his show despite the controversy is he spent his life embracing controversy. As a result, it seems abundantly clear that Jerry would have been fine with Netflix’s documentary spotlighting how controversial his talk show was.
The most compelling reason to think that Jerry would have approved of Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action is that he was reportedly working on a similar project.
In April 2023, The U.S. Sun published a report stating that Jerry Springer was working on a documentary before his death. According to the report, Jerry was believed to be going so far that he was interviewing people for a documentary about The Jerry Springer Show. That said, there is no indication that the footage Jerry was trying to capture for his planned documentary became part of Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action.
The Jerry Springer Show
- Release Date
- September 30, 1991
- Main Genre
- Talk Show
- Network
- NBC , The CW
- Cast
- Jerry Springer , Peter A Kelly , Steve Wilkos
- Character(s)
- Himself – Host , Uncredited , Himself
- Producers
- Rachelle Wilkos
- Seasons
- 14
- Writers
- Burt Dubrow
- Showrunner
- Burt Dubrow
