- They have reacted with displeasure to the launch of a new program on the site
Netflix fans have criticized a “disgusting” new documentary series which they called “too disturbing” to even finish watching.
Following its release on the streaming platform in the US last week, viewers were quick to share how impacted they were by the show.
Taking to social networksOne user simply wrote: “It’s disgusting.”
A second added: ‘I just watched this on Netflix and my jaw dropped the whole time.’
Netflix fans have slammed a “disgusting” new documentary series, calling it “too disturbing” to even finish watching.
Following its release on the streaming platform in the US last week, viewers were quick to share how impacted they were by the show.
Another user wrote: “It was a very shocking documentary and I’m honestly still not 100% sure what I believe.”
Meanwhile, one viewer commented: “It’s too disturbing for me to keep watching.”
They were referring to Tell Them You Love Me, which tells the story of Anna, a married white college professor, who meets Derrick, a black, non-verbal, disabled younger brother of one of her students, John Johnson.
Anna’s meeting with Derrick comes after John tells her about his brother’s disability, cerebral palsy.
This resulted in Anna and Derrick, 28, meeting in person for the first time, with the former helping the latter with his communication.
After teaching him how to use a keyboard equipped with an LED screen to type, Derrick begins taking college classes.
Although Anna later claimed she was married to someone else, the couple fell in love and began a supposedly consensual sexual relationship.
However, as the show progresses, it is revealed through the plot that Anna was convicted of sexually assaulting the man she claimed to have loved, after her mother found out about their relationship.
Derrick’s mother accused Anna of taking advantage of her son, whom the state had declared had the mental capacity of a young child.
A subsequent ruling found Anna guilty of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and sentenced her to 12 years in prison.
Two years later, his appeal was granted and the conviction overturned on technical grounds.
The show then explores why testimony regarding Anna’s help to Derrick via computer communication was dismissed, while trying to determine why she accepted a plea deal on a lesser charge.
Tell Them You Love Me is now available to stream on Netflix
