Forget Big Mistakes this jaw-dropping new Netflix true crime series is the only TV show you need to stream this weekend

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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:33:08 +0000

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While everybody is talking about Big Mistakes on Netflix, the streamer has quietly released its greatest true crime docuseries of all time.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member
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Those who watched Keep Sweet: Prey and Obey back in 2022 may remember Warren Jeffs, the "prophet" leader of the FLDS (The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). Known for their radical splinter beliefs and polygamist family units, Jeffs was imprisoned in 2011 for sexually assaulting his underage followers. Article continues below You may like Unfamiliar is
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But where one leader disappears, another emerges and this is exactly what
new Netflix series Trust Me: The False Prophet examines. While many followers left at the Arizona-Utah border still believed Jeffs was their prophet, FLDS member Samuel Bateman began to defy his from-prison teachings. The result? Bateman accrued a small fleet of followers, including three men who willingly gave up their wives, daughters, and women in their care to Bateman's guardianship. Enter Christine Marie, a former Mormon who moved into the FLDS community under the guise of making a documentary with her husband, music video producer Tolga Katas. Instead, the pair used extensive footage to help Bateman be jailed in 2024 for child sex offenses, with Marie acting as an undercover FBI informant for over a year. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with adverts 4.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Standard 10.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Premium 17.99 /mth View at Netflix Christine Marie proves the power of individual action in Netflix's Trust Me: The False Prophet Trust Me: The False Prophet | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube Watch On My biggest issue with the true crime genre on streaming services is that over the last few years, they've begun to prioritize entertainment over education.

Where shows like Making A Murderer and Killer Sally once changed their subjects' lives for the better, traumatic stories are now more often than not dredged up for no other purpose than getting more views.

In Trust Me: The False Prophet , the pendulum finally swings back the other way. Marie even says herself at multiple points during her time undercover that she hopes the docuseries (along with recounting her own personal experience with false prophets) can help to widely educate. What to read next Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese expert on 'natural' anxiety 7 new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend (January 16) 7 new movies and
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I'd go as far as to say that the four-episode binge educates far more than Marie might even realize. On a broader scale, her tenacity to do the right thing even when she risks betraying the FLDS wives is an incredible example of how individual actions can make substantial change.

At a time when the world feels more polarizing than ever, this is something
we needed to be reminded of that can actually work. Once Marie effectively works in a collective with FBI agent Dawn Martin and FLDS member Julia (whose daughters are married to Bateman), change becomes even more tangible. Julia's testimony was key to taking down Bateman. (Image credit: Netflix) Episodes 3 and 4 dive more intimately into Julia's self-reflections, realizing how her actions have affected the responsibility she has as a mother. It's an incredibly brave omission, spending months walking the metaphorical tightrope between being outed as a mole and trying to course-correct her daughters' lives.

While the truth behind Bateman's behavior grows more horrifying by the
minute, I'm incredibly struck by the candour, tenderness, and sticking power that's been poured into Trust Me: The False Prophet . As Marie says, opening your heart to people who have opposing beliefs to you can help to create
real, meaningful change.

Marie was successful and helped a number of Bateman's young wives rebuild their lives after his conviction. We throw the word "hero" around a great deal, but I truly believe that she's the modern-day definition.

What makes this even more powerful is her vow to continue her work with the FLDS community long after Trust Me: The False Prophet leaves the cultural conversation.

I come away from watching it feeling like I can be a better, more compassionate, and aware person because of what I've watched. If that isn't a sign of impeccable filmmaking, I don't know what is. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with adverts 4.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Standard 10.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Premium 17.99 /mth View at
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