‘Trainwreck’: Netflix Docu-Series To Cover Astroworld Concert Disaster and The Storming of Area 51

Netflix has unveiled a new eight-part documentary series detailing various disasters over the past few decades. The series will cover concert disasters, political disasters, and the big meme that was storming Area 51. It will be released weekly beginning in June 2025, with the season finale due out on July 29th. 

This is another expansion in Netflix’s documentary titles that are part of a collection/brand, for lack of a better phrase. You may recall that in 2020, Netflix released a three-part documentary series, Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99, which performed well for the streamer. The series looked into the disaster of the concert that led to a riot in a muddy field. This new series serves as a follow-up to that. Other Netflix documentary collections include American Murder, Conversations with a Killer, Untold, and Crime Scene. 

Three production companies are involved with the new docu-series, including RAW and BBH (the companies behind Woodstock ’99) who are behind 7 of the 8 episodes with one episode by Passion Pictures (Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies, FIFA Uncovered). 

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Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy
Releasing on June 10th

• Investigates the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival from the perspective of survivors and first responders.
• Directed by Yemi Bamiro, co-directed by Hannah Poulter.
• Executive Producers: Kari Lea and Hamish Fergusson.

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Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Releasing on June 17th

• Follows Rob Ford’s shocking rise to mayor of Toronto and his scandal-plagued administration.
• Directed by Shianne Brown.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, Erica Roberts, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
Releasing on June 24th

• Recounts the Carnival cruise disaster where passengers were stranded without power, food, or working toilets.
• Directed by James Ross.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel
Releasing on July 1st

• Explores the rise and fall of American Apparel and the toxic legacy of its controversial founder Dov Charney.
• Directed by Sally Rose Griffiths.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, Erica Roberts, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: The Real Project X
Releasing on July 8th

• Tells the story of a Dutch teen’s public birthday invite that went viral and exploded into a full-blown riot.
• Directed by Alex Wood.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, Erica Roberts, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: Balloon Boy
Releasing on July 15th

• Revisits the bizarre hoax where the world believed a boy was flying through the sky in a runaway balloon.
• Directed by Gillian Pachter.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, Erica Roberts, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: P.I. Moms
Releasing on July 22nd

• Chronicles a reality show gone wrong, exposing a PI agency allegedly involved in criminal activity and corruption.
• Directed by Phil Bowman.
• Executive Producers: Sheun Adelasoye De Nicola, Alexander Marengo, Tim Wardle, Casey Feldman, Erica Roberts, William Swann.

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Trainwreck: Storm Area 51
Releasing on July 29th

• Tells the wild story of a viral Facebook joke that led to a real-world gathering and national security warnings.
• Directed by Jack MacInnes.
• Executive Producer: Alex Marengo.

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Will you check out Trainwreck when it drops on Netflix over the summer? Let us know in the comments, and for more on what’s coming up over the Summer months, check out our guide and keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.