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In Short: Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming docuseries 'Hunting Gary Glitter,' which follows the pursuit of journalists and survivors as they expose the disgraced glam rocker's history of sexually abusing minors.
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming docuseries 'Hunting Gary Glitter,' which follows the pursuit of journalists and survivors as they expose the disgraced glam rocker's history of sexually abusing minors. The three-part crime docuseries, directed by Sebastian Smith, will be released on October 14, 2026, and will chart Glitter’s 1997 conviction, his years on the run, and his eventual incarceration.
Glitter, whose legal name is Paul Gadd, found success in the 1970s and 1980s thanks to his eccentric glitter suits, on-stage performances, and glam rock music. However, his success was marred by a string of allegations of child sexual abuse. The docuseries will delve into the early convictions and years of moving from country to country to avoid prosecution and prison, including his time in Vietnam, Cuba, and Cambodia.
The docuseries will follow the journalists who chased Glitter around the globe, determined to expose the crimes he concealed behind decades of chart-topping fame. According to reports, the series will include first-person interviews detailing his early convictions and years of moving from country to country to avoid prosecution and prison. The series will also chart Glitter’s 1997 conviction and his years on the run, leading to his eventual incarceration.
Netflix has previously shone a light on serial sex abuser Jimmy Savile via its Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story doc. This latest series, 'Hunting Gary Glitter,' is its latest big UK true crime series and comes from Voltage TV, with Sam Starbuck and Sanjay Singhal producing. The series will be available to stream on Netflix in the U.S. and globally on October 14, 2026.
The docuseries will be available to stream on Netflix in the U.S. and globally on October 14, 2026. The series will be available to stream on Netflix in the U.S. and globally on October 14, 2026. The director of the docuseries, Sebastian Smith, has previously directed documentaries such as 'Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted Woman,' 'Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel,' and Netflix’s 'The Devil on Trial.
What's confirmed
- Launching October 14, the doc follows the pursuit of journalists alongside the survivors who speak out, charting Glitter’s 1997 conviction, through to his years on the run, and eventual incarceration.
- Netflix has released its first trailer for Hunting Gary Glitter, an investigative docuseries into the disgraced glam rocker’s history of sexually abusing minors.
- The three-part crime docuseries is directed by Sebastian Smith ( Locked Up Abroad, The Devil on Trial) and will be released on Oct.
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- “It seems to me that when you’re in the public eye, you don’t have secrets anymore,” an interviewer asks the musician, whose legal name is Paul Gadd, in an archival interview used in the trailer.
- Glitter’s allegations have not slowed down while he’s been in prison.
- Now, that motto is taking the young talent discovered through American High farther than they ever could have imagined with the 28-episode Netflix order for “ Minimum Wage ” (as Variety exclusively reported in April).
- It started out as a web series posted on YouTube back in May 2024 made for under $2,000, but Variety can exclusively reveal that the first 14 episodes of “Minimum Wage” will premiere on Netflix on Oct. 26.
- Working with Netflix was a natural fit for Garelick, who directed the 2023 Adam Sandler movie “Murder Mystery 2” and the show “Best Worst Weekend Ever” for the streamer.
- When the series was picked up by Netflix, there was, of course, the pressure that came with working with a larger budget and wanting to live up to the original series for a wider audience.
- The cast included Reiter, Aidan Micho, Hyde Healy, Julia Dicesare, Luke Burke, Ryan Micho and Tommy Armstrong, who all returned for the Netflix series.
Sources
- Consequence of Soundlink