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6 days ago
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New Netflix documentary explores children's claims their father ran a satanic cult
A documentary about the true story of how a pair of children falsely accused their father of being part of a Satan-worshipping paedophile ring has hit Netflix. Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax was released by Channel 4 in 2024, and has now been released on the streaming giant. The hour-long documentary tells the tale of how Ricky Dearman was accused of running the ring by his two children and their mother, Ella Draper. A documentary about the true story of how a pair of children falsely accused their father of being part of a Satan-worshipping paedophile ring has hit Netflix. Pic: Channel 4 Police interviews saw the children make shocking claims about their father along with some 175 teachers, parents, police and religious leaders — and their half-brother. The kids claimed that the cult raped children, killed babies and then wore their skulls while dancing around drinking their blood. Following a police search of the local school and church, it was found that the rooms in which the children said the babies had been killed did not exist. Shockingly, it was later revealed that the children were forced to make the claims by their mother, Ella, and her then partner Abraham Christie. Draper and Christie could not be prosecuted for the unfounded claims due to the psychological abuse of the children taking place in Morocco while they holidayed, the Guardian reports. If you want a jolly briefing of what bad the internet can do, and how there are absolute nutters lurking out there hiding behind their keyboards, just watch Accused The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax (now available on Netflix). It's frightening. — Goo (@goo_stewart) June 1, 2025 Despite the claims being debunked, the widespread sharing of them online gave increased attention to conspiracy theories that there is a satanic cult in Hampstead. A number of theorists have been jailed as a result of the harassment of those wrongly accused. This documentary is making my blood boil, I want to punch these 4 main protagonists in the face so Rupert, Ella and Abraham you are absolute scum. Pieces of shit. I should start a go fund me to go find THEM!#Netflix | #AccusedTheHampsteadPaedophileHoax — The Unknown Soldier (@savemefriend16) June 1, 2025 The Channel 4 documentary, which was recently dropped on Netflix, speaks to a number of those who had their lives destroyed by the shock claims. Viewers have taken to X to have their say on the disturbing true story, with one writing: 'If you want a jolly briefing of what bad the internet can do, and how there are absolute nutters lurking out there hiding behind their keyboards, just watch Accused The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax (now available on Netflix). It's frightening.' Watching Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax. I feel so bad for those falsely accused parents. This shit is wild. Imagine getting your kids to say stuff like that 😳 #Accused #Netflix — SSarah (@SLarhorn) June 3, 2025 Another added: 'This documentary is making my blood boil, I want to punch these 4 main protagonists in the face so badly. 'Sabine, Rupert, Ella and Abraham you are absolute scum. Pieces of sh**. I should start a go fund me to go find THEM.' A third shared: 'Watching Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax. I feel so bad for those falsely accused parents. This sh** is wild. Imagine getting your kids to say stuff like that #Accused #Netflix.' Accused: The Hampstead Paedeophile Hoax is streaming on Netflix now.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Accused' Season 3 Still in Limbo, Fox Says It's Open to More Episodes
Just because Fox doesn't have a plan to renew Howard Gordon's 'Accused' at the moment, that doesn't mean that won't change in the future. The network addressed the renewal hopes of 'Accused' as well as other on-the-bubble shows 'The Cleaning Lady,' 'Alert: Missing Persons Unit' and 'The Great North' during a conference call with press ahead of its 2025 advertiser upfront presentation. 'As you know, ['Accused'] is anthological, which means it doesn't have the same timetable for renewals as shows that have locked cast. So right now, we're talking with Howard,' Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network for Fox Entertainment, said. 'If there's an opportunity down the line to event-ize a return that can really work for us and Howard, we'd love to do it. Right now, there's no plan, but there could be down the line.' The anthology drama first premiered in 2023 and aired its second season on 2024. Each episode of 'Accused' follows a completely different court case with an entirely different cast as it explores one of the most stressful moments in the lives of ordinary people. Thorn also provided an update on 'The Cleaning Lady,' which is currently airing its fourth season, as well as 'Alert: Missing Persons Unit' and 'The Great North.' The police procedural from John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx is currently airing its third season, and the animated comedy from Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux and Minty Lewis is airing its fifth season. 'We love the teams and those shows, and I think there'll be more to come after they finish their current seasons. As you know, we order series all year round. The upfront for us is one cycle of ordering, and there will definitely be more [ordering] sometime, probably later this summer,' Thorn said. The post 'Accused' Season 3 Still in Limbo, Fox Says It's Open to More Episodes appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Rescue HI-Surf Cancellation Explained: ‘We Went All-In,' Says Fox Exec, But It ‘Didn't Catch On Like We Had Hoped'
It was still waters on the viewership front, and not the expensive of filming on location in Hawai'i, that caused Rescue HI-Surf to wipeout after just one season. Season 1 of Rescue HI-Surf averaged 2.8 million total viewers (with delayed playback), ranking No. 4 out of the seven dramas Fox aired this TV season (besting Accused, Alert: MPU and The Cleaning Lady). The island drama delivered 65% audience retention out of lead-in Lone Star, and was this season's 10th-most watched new broadcast drama (out of 12). More from TVLine Fox Fall Schedule 'Steals' Weakest Link, Cuts Back on Scripted — Several Shows Are Still on Bubble Fox Bubble Show Status Report! The Current Outlook for Cleaning Lady, Alert: MPU and 2 Others How NBC Picked What to Cancel to Make Room for 'Our Biggest New Show' - the NBA - and What to Keep 'We went all in on two shows last season — HI-Surf and [the freshman hit] Doc,' Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network and Fox Entertainment told reporters on Sunday evening, 'and we're so proud of the success of Doc. 'Unfortunately, HI-Surf just didn't catch on like we had hoped,' he explained. Added Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade, 'It certainly wasn't the locale or the budget' that factored into HI-Surf's one-and-done fate. 'It just didn't quite grab the audience.' 'We love our partnership with John Wells and Warner Brothers [Television], and hope to do more with John and are doing more with Warner Brothers,' Thorn made clear, 'but [Rescue HI-Surf] just didn't resonate with our audience the way we needed to be able to return it.' Cancellation Anxiety! The Broadcast Shows That Are Still on the Bubble View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Fox Bubble Show Status Report! The Current Outlook for Cleaning Lady, Alert: MPU and 2 Others
With the reveal of Fox's current game plan for the 2025-26 TV season, the fate of no fewer than four shows — Accused, Alert: Mission Persons Unit, The Cleaning Lady and The Great North — remains (theoretically) TBD. Accused Season 2, with 3.5 million total viewers (with delayed playback), was down 50% from the anthology's freshman run, and ranked fifth out of the seven dramas that Fox aired this TV season, outperforming only Alert: MPU (2.2 million viewers, down 13% vs. last year)) and The Cleaning Lady (just 1.7 million, down 14%). More from TVLine The Floor Among Two Renewals at Fox Grimsburg Among 3 Shows Renewed at Fox - Which Cartoon Is in Danger of Cancellation? Josh Charles to Headline Fox Adaptation of UK Medical Dramedy Doc Martin 'The Cleaning Lady, Alert and Great North are still in the middle of their runs' and as such, renew/cancel calls have not been made yet, Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network and Fox Entertainment, told reporters on Sunday evening. 'We love the teams and those shows, and I think there will be more to come after they finish their current seasons.' Accused's limbo status is for a slightly different reason. The Season 2 finale aired back in early December, but because it is a crime anthology with an always-new cast, it needn't be picked up in May, like most other shows. That said, it sounds like a perfect-ish storm will be needed to get Accused back up and running. 'We love the show and [showrunner] Howard Gordon. And as you know, it's anthological, which means it doesn't have the same timetable for renewals as shows that have locked casts,' Thorn explained. 'So right now, we're talking with Howard. 'If there's an opportunity down the line to eventize a return that can really work for us and Howard, we'd love to do it,' Thorn added. 'Right now, there's no plan, but there could be down the line.' Want SCOOP on any of the TV shows above? Email InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! The Broadcast Shows Still on the Bubble! View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
