*The new two-part documentary about “The Jerry Springer Show” is now streaming on Netflix.
Per the streamer, the synopsis for “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” reads: “This jaw-dropping, premium two-part series will tell the story of The Jerry Springer Show as it’s never been told before. Packed with extraordinary first-hand testimony and revelations from show insiders, the series explores how this daytime talk show became one of the biggest and most outrageous TV hits of the nineties. But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths. As we hear from the producers and ex-guests of The Jerry Springer Show, a murkier picture begins to emerge of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible, and how far things should go in the name of entertainment.”
As we reported earlier, the project is directed by Luke Sewell and focuses on the controversial talk show that ran in syndication from 1991 to 2018. Springer passed away peacefully at his home in Chicago on April 27, months after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 79.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” family spokesman Jene Galvin said in a statement, the UK Mirror reports.
“He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on,” the statement continued.
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Before dominating the small screen in the 90s, Springer worked as a lawyer and was the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1977 to 1978.
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