23-05-2025
Netflix Gives a Deeper Look Into Titan Sub Tragedy in New Documentary
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In June 2023, five people died when OceanGate's submersible, "Titan", imploded. In the days that followed, after it was clear the five missing people had died, questions started being asked about the safety of the submersible and of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, one of the submersible's victims. Now the Netflix documentary "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" seeks to answer all of those questions.
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A still from Netflix's 'TITAN: The OceanGate Disaster', available to stream June 11, 2025.
A still from Netflix's 'TITAN: The OceanGate Disaster', available to stream June 11, 2025.
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When Does Netflix's Titan Implosion Documentary Come Out?
While "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" will have its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6, the documentary film will stream on Netflix on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
What to Know About Netflix's Titan Implosion Documentary
"Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" is directed by Mark Monroe, who told Tudum, "When the Titan submersible went missing, I was horrified and mesmerized by the 24/7 news coverage and global social commentary — just like the rest of the world ... The more I dug into this terrible tragedy, the more intrigued I became about how this could have ever happened in the first place, and who exactly was the man who built and then went down with this ship. We hope that this film can help provide answers to these very questions."
"Titan" uses audio recordings, whistleblower testimony, and archival footage of the company's earliest days to chronicle all the decisions made from then up until the day of the tragic voyage.
In particular, "Titan" attempts to analyze the complex psyche of the late CEO Stockton Rush to show how his attempts at fame helped lead to the deadly disaster at sea.
BBC will be releasing its own hour long documentary "Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster" on May 27.
According to IMDb, "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" will be one hour, 51 minutes long.
How People Are Reacting to Netflix's Titan Sub Documentary Trailer
Netflix released their first teaser trailer for "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" on Wednesday, May 22, and there were a lot of negative reactions to the preview. On the social media platform X in particular, users responded to the trailer with a lot of comments about how it seemed so soon after the tragedy to make a documentary, implying that Netflix was profiting off misery.
For example, user @belaxcl0udswrote, "I remember when this was happening ppl making memes about netflix writers rushing to the writing room... they were right." Similarly, @acemexchilli commented, "They started writing this thing back when we still thought they had 12 hours of air left." @MovieMediaX wrote simply, "Seems so soon."
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