This New True Crime Docuseries Is A Top Show On Netflix Right Now
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A mystery drama adaptation and a historical docuseries are also trending on streaming services like Max, Hulu, Apple TV+ and Peacock.
“The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping” is currently one of the most popular shows on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system.
This true crime docuseries is Katherine Kubler’s directorial debut and dives into the troubling history of the Academy at Ivy Ridge, which she attended from 2004 to 2005. Although the Academy marketed itself as a boarding school, experts more accurately describe it as a behavior modification facility, and Kubler’s show focuses on the abusive conditions many children and teens endured during their time there.
“The Program” consists of three hourlong episodes, all of which premiered on March 5 to mostly favorable reviews. The Academy at Ivy Ridge closed in 2009, but the docuseries has sparked calls for further investigations into the program.
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