True-crime Documentaries Dominate 2025: 10 Must-Watch Titles You Shouldn’t Miss

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Platform: Netflix
Release date: February 17, 2025
Episodes: 3
Watch on: https://www.netflix.com

This revisitation of Gabby Petito’s case adds emotional depth through family testimony and exposes institutional failures surrounding domestic violence. While the use of AI voice recreation proved controversial, the documentary’s restraint elsewhere allows the story to speak for itself.

2. Predators

Platform: Paramount+
Release date: December 8, 2025
Runtime: 1h 36m
Watch on: https://www.paramountplus.com

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A reflective re-examination of To Catch a Predator, this documentary interrogates the ethics of turning law enforcement into entertainment. Featuring unseen footage and commentary from Chris Hansen, it asks whether justice was served—or compromised.

1. The Perfect Neighbor

Platform: Netflix
Release date: October 17, 2025
Runtime: 1h 37m
Watch on: https://www.netflix.com

Constructed entirely from police bodycam and dispatch footage, this devastating film chronicles the killing of Ajike Owens by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz. Without narration or commentary, it exposes how racism, fear, and “stand your ground” laws collide.