Dirty Money (2018 TV series)
Dirty Money is a Netflix original television series which tells stories of corporate corruption, securities fraud, and creative accounting.[1] All six one-hour long episodes began streaming on Netflix on January 26, 2018.[2] The show's executive producers include Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney. Each episode focuses on one example of corporate corruption and includes interviews with key players in each story. A second season of the show premiered on March 11, 2020.[3]
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Genre | Documentary |
Opening theme | "Lie, Cheat, Steal" by Run the Jewels |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 50–77 minutes |
Production company | Jigsaw Productions |
Distributor | Netflix |
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Original network | Netflix |
Original release | January 26, 2018 – present |
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Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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1 | 6 | January 26, 2018 | |||
2 | 6 | March 11, 2020 |
Season 1 (2018)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Hard NOX" | Alex Gibney | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: The Volkswagen emissions scandal. | |||||
2 | 2 | "Payday" | Jesse Moss | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: Scott Tucker and payday loans in the United States. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Drug Short" | Erin Lee Carr | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: Valeant Pharmaceuticals. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Cartel Bank" | Kristi Jacobson | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: HSBC money laundering for the Sinaloa Cartel, Hezbollah and others. | |||||
5 | 5 | "The Maple Syrup Heist" | Brian McGinn | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist | |||||
6 | 6 | "The Confidence Man" | Fisher Stevens | January 26, 2018 | |
Subject: Donald Trump |
Season 2 (2020)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date [4] | |
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7 | 1 | "The Wagon Wheel" | Dan Krauss | March 11, 2020 | |
Wells Fargo was long seen as the "golden child" of banking. But former employees detail the ruthless and fraudulent practices that fueled its growth. | |||||
8 | 2 | "The Man at the Top" | Zachary Heinzerling | March 11, 2020 | |
Lavish parties, luxury goods, dubious loans: Scandals surrounding Prime Minister Najib Razak rocked Malaysia — and left the nation drowning in debt. | |||||
9 | 3 | "Slumlord Millionaire" | Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme | March 11, 2020 | |
As Jared Kushner rose from real estate heir to White House adviser, reporters and housing advocates uncovered disturbing patterns at his properties. | |||||
10 | 4 | "Dirty Gold" | Stephen Maing | March 11, 2020 | |
Behind the huge quantities of gold flowing into the U.S. each year lies a tangled web of money laundering, illegal mining and environmental destruction. | |||||
11 | 5 | "Guardians, Inc." | Kyoko Miyake | March 11, 2020 | |
The rampant abuse of laws meant to protect the elderly has left many seniors penniless, powerless and isolated from their families. | |||||
12 | 6 | "Point Comfort" | Margaret Brown | March 11, 2020 | |
Residents of small Texas town Point Comfort were eager to welcome a massive plastics plant — until toxic chemicals began to take a toll on their community. |
Reception
Reaction to the series has been extremely positive. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 100% of critics have given the first season a positive review based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 7.92/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Informative as it is appalling, Dirty Money exposes the single-mindedness of corporate greed."[5] On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 6 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] Brian Lowry of CNN explains the main premise that "for pro-business advocates of deregulation...offers a simple yet powerful rejoinder: Look at the terrible, unethical behavior that corporate entities try getting away with when they think nobody's looking."[7]
See also
References
- "Dirty Money". Netflix. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- Dirty Money at IMDb
- Kasey Moore (January 12, 2020). "Dirty Money Season 2: Effects from First Season and Netflix Release Date".
- "Dirty Money – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- "Dirty Money: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- "Dirty Money (2018) - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- Brian Lowry (January 25, 2018). "Alex Gibney's 'Dirty Money' exposes capitalism run amok". CNN. Retrieved March 1, 2018.