Netflix’s Candy Bobby documentary tells a terrifying true story of catfishing

One other day, one other true crime documentary. Netflix is bringing to our screens a disturbing true story round catfishing: Candy Bobby.

Based mostly on a podcast sequence created by Tortoise Media and launched to large acclaim in 2021, Candy Bobby tells the true story of Kirat, whose life is modified without end when she connects with who she thinks is a mutual buddy on Fb – however the actuality seems to be very totally different.

The documentary is government produced by Rebecca North, who additionally labored on Netflix true crime doc American Nightmare, and was produced by Uncooked, the corporate that introduced us The Tinder Swindler.

Here is all the pieces we all know thus far about Candy Bobby.

What’s Candy Bobby about?

Netflix’s plot synopsis reads: “After an internet friendship blossoms into real love, Kirat finds herself turning detective to uncover the reality behind her mysterious fiancé, Bobby. Impressed by the hit podcast, Candy Bobby is the story of a fairytale romance gone horribly fallacious.”

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We’ll see images, screenshots, and unique interviews with Assi herself as a part of the six-part documentary.

Is Candy Bobby based mostly on a real story?

It’s. Kirat first linked with “Bobby” on Fb, considering they’d had been mutual buddies by means of London’s Sikh group. Over 9 years, a friendship shaped and deepened, ending up in them being concerned in a romantic relationship.

However this relationship turned sinister, with Bobby’s controlling behaviour leading to Kirat being signed off from work as a consequence of stress. Whereas she believed he was residing in Australia, Kirat later found that whereas the profile was based mostly on an actual man, it was not him speaking to her.

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