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 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 26, 2018 – present |
Episodes
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 | |
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Subject: The Volkswagen emissions scandal. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Payday" | Jesse Moss | January 26, 2018 | |
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Subject: Scott Tucker and payday loans in the United States. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Drug Short" | Erin Lee Carr | January 26, 2018 | |
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Subject: Valeant Pharmaceuticals. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Cartel Bank" | Kristi Jacobson | January 26, 2018 | |
| 5 | 5 | "The Maple Syrup Heist" | Brian McGinn | January 26, 2018 | |
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Subject: Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Confidence Man" | Fisher Stevens | January 26, 2018 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 (film director) | March 11, 2020 | |
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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.