I used to see "To Catch a Predator" as entertainment, but this new documentary has completely changed that

I recently watched the documentary Predators with my Paramount+ subscription, and I’m not going to lie, it made me feel gross ...

A new documentary examines the queasy appeal of 'To Catch a Predator'

As the opening credits roll in the new documentary “Predators,” a young girl speaks with a much older man on the phone. In a ...
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“To Catch a Predator” Hooked America — A New Film Explores Why We Couldn’t Look Away from the Shame (Exclusive Trailer)

A new documentary hitting theaters next month will examine America’s fascination with watching child sex predators exposed on national television and the cultural impact of shows like NBC’s To Catch a ...
Rolling Stone

New Doc on ‘To Catch a Predator’ Will Examine ‘Hunter, Predator, Subject and Spectator’

A new documentary delving into the cultural phenomenon of NBC’s To Catch a Predator, which debuted in the early 2000s and featured host Chris Hansen, will follow the “rise and staggering fall of the ...
NPR

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program "To Catch A Predator" and its copycats. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions "Predators" ...
Yahoo

‘To Catch a Predator’ Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

“Predators,” the new documentary about the TV news program “To Catch a Predator,” comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...
Rolling Stone

A New Film Changes How We Think About ‘To Catch a Predator’

Documentary filmmaker David Osit was going down an internet rabbit hole in the late 2010s when he stumbled upon a primitive, yet quickly addictive, message board. Sporting the archaic look of a Web ...
Detroit Free Press

Documentary explores the rise and fall of the controversial series 'To Catch a Predator'

"Predators," which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, will be shown at the Birmingham 8 Powered by Emagine. The documentary focuses on "To Catch a Predator," which ran from ...
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“To Catch a Predator” decoy wanted to warn would-be pedophiles about hidden cameras and police: 'Go home'

Casey Mauro acted as a decoy in numerous child molester stings on To Catch a Predator as a young adult in the 2000s. She says that she wanted to warn the show's unwitting subjects to "Go home" on ...
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“To Catch a Predator” participants reflect on subject's suicide during production: 'I've blocked that out'

To Catch a Predator decoy Dan Schrack said that he has "blocked out" the death of investigation subject Bill Conradt. Conradt died by suicide as investigators from the Dateline segment entered his ...
The New Yorker

Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. In David Osit’s new documentary, “Predators,” the director includes a short clip ...