THE PUPPETMASTER
3-part series for Netflix Originals, Raw
In 1992, Robert Freegard convinced three students that he was an MI5 agent and their lives were in mortal danger. What followed was an extraordinary web of deception spanning over 30 years, which has left families broken and destitute.
In this harrowing series we tell the story of how Freegard rose to become one of the world's most audacious conmen and the gripping manhunt which brought him to justice.
*Netflix global Top Ten on its release, watched by 25 million in its first ten days.
"This unbelievable and unforgettable three-parter about British con artist Robert Hendy-Freegard focuses on tales of coercive abuse so awful they seem almost absurd at times" - The Guardian
"One of the most horrifying cases of coercive control you’re ever likely to encounter. Horrifying but gripping. Brilliantly told - The Spectator