The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022) is a British true crime documentary miniseries produced for Netflix. Its three episodes of roughly forty-two minutes each follow a manipulative fraudster who masquerades as a British spy to win over and steal from his targets. Rather than dramatizing events, the series builds its engine from the victims themselves, whose accounts reveal how a charming persona turned into financial and emotional ruin for the families around him. Each episode moves through the mechanics of the deception and the slow realization of those left behind, piling up the damage a single liar can cause. The tone is harrowing and sober, with a grim, investigative mood that lingers on the human cost rather than the spectacle of the crimes. Fans of Tinder Swindler and Making a Murderer will find resonance in its focus on dating-app deception, real testimony, and the cold machinery of a predator's trust. Its limited run makes it a compact, intense watch for anyone drawn to true crime exposés of con artists and the damage they leave behind.

Audiences find the true-crime docuseries about a manipulative fraudster gripping but mixed in its reception.

• Tinder Swindlershared true crime docuseries format, con artist subject, victim testimony structure
• Catch Me If You Canshared documentary treatment of a charismatic fraudster and his victims
• Making a Murderershared dark true crime tone and exposure of a deceptive predator

Release Date

2022-01-18

Episode runtime

42 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (135)

What is The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman about?

A three-part Netflix docuseries following the victims of a cruel conman who posed as a British spy to defraud them.

What is The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman as mild.

What did critics think of The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman?

Audiences find the true-crime docuseries about a manipulative fraudster gripping but mixed in its reception.

Which shows are like The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman?

Shows with a similar feel include Tinder Swindler, Catch Me If You Can, and Making a Murderer.

How long is The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman?

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman: 1 season, 3 episodes.

Is The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman still running?

No, The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman has ended.

Where can I watch The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman?

In United States, The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.