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Ella Scott
Topics: Netflix, Sex and Relationships, TV And Film, Tyla Recommends
Warning: This article contains discussion of domestic violence which some readers may find distressing
Netflix subscribers have all come to the same conclusion after watching a jaw-dropping true crime docuseries.
A new four-part streaming project is chronicling the heartbreaking violence and manipulation various women and men have suffered at the hands of their former romantic partners.
From the creators of Worst Roommate Ever, the show details the lives of domestic abuse survivors while documenting first-hand accounts from affected families and various investigators close to the cases. Check out the trailer below:
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Like its parent programme, Worst Ex Ever has been commissioned in partnership with Blumhouse Television and sees director Cynthia Childs stepping into the driving seat.
The Netflix anthology programme documents a different, chilling story in each episode - the first being the case of Benjamin Foster, a man who had a history of violence against women.
In the initial instalment, viewers become acquainted with victims of Foster including Justine Siemens.
The bartender, who was left with a life-altering brain injury after being beaten by the man, claimed during the programme: “Torture is an understatement for what I went through.”
Subsequent episodes focus on identity fraud, a family put in grave danger by a scorned ex-wife and a husband who turned to murder after losing custody of his three children.
Despite the brutal content, Worst Ex Ever remains one of the 'Top 10' watched programmes on Netflix and it appears fans simply cannot get enough of the ‘insane’ offering.
“Worst Ex Ever on Netflix has my mouth on the damn FLOOR!!!” commented one viewer on social media.
A second took to X and wrote: “Worst Ex Ever on Netflix is insane.”
Someone else confessed: “I just got done watching Worst Ex Ever on Netflix. And I’m shocked but not surprised. People are crazy.”
A fourth fan echoed: “I'm watching Worst Ex Ever on Netflix and wtf I'm staying single f o r e v e r. People r crazy.”
While another put: “This Worst Ex Ever show on Netflix is genuinely insane, like people are terrifying.”
Despite Worst Ex Ever’s success, it has yet to be announced whether the show will be greenlit for a second season.
Keep in mind though that there were two years between series one and two of Worst Roommate Ever.
So, if another instalment is on the horizon, you may have to wait a little bit longer than you’d probably like.
Worst Ex Ever is available to stream on Netflix now.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please know that you are not alone. You can talk in confidence to the national domestic violence helpline Refuge on 0808 2000 247, available 24/7, or via live chat, available 10am-10pm, Monday to Friday.