The reviews are in for Netflix’s terrifying new true crime documentary

Netflix has become the go-to destination for true crime documentaries in recent years, but its latest release may be one of the scariest yet.

Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, available to stream now, is based on the popular Tortoise podcast that tells the true story of Kirat Assi, someone who was looking for friendship online and thought he found it with a man named Bobby .

However, it turns out that it was all based on a massive lie that resulted in eight long years of torment for Assi.

The podcast first aired in 2021 and this documentary is the perfect complement, offering photos, screenshots and exclusive interviews with Assi and others who witness the events in real time.

“Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare” has a true crime pedigree behind it. The film is directed by Lyttany Shannon (“Subnormal: A British Scandal”), produced by Rebecca North (“American Nightmare”) and produced by Kiran Sira (“Murder, Mystery and My Family”).

The story is terrifying – that’s what the reviews say…

The i gives it three stars and notes: “Sweet Bobby” is a cautionary tale, and it’s impossible not to feel sympathy for the charming, vivacious Kirat, who is distraught that years of her life have been stolen from her.

The Standard explains in its three-star review that while the story is captivating, “Netflix tries to cram the entire story into an hour and 20 minutes, which means that much of the story is sacrificed in favor of brevity and clever reality.” -TV is lost.” Show edit.

The Independent calls the documentary “terrifying” and the story is “remarkable in its scale and boldness.”“.

While the Telegraph gave it four stars, it warned: “As Netflix’s gripping documentary shows, any of us can be conned.”