Diddy Documentary on Netflix: 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' Everything to Know About the 50 Cent Backed Project

Published 11/25/2025, 11:38 PM EST

The storm surrounding the Diddy case did not so much arrive in Hollywood as it detonated within it, sending producers, journalists, and celebrity observers scrambling for clarity. Allegations of abuse, sudden lawsuits, and Cassie Ventura’s high-profile settlement turned Sean Combs into the center of relentless cultural debate. Curiosity only intensified when Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, publicly pushed for a documentary, signaling that the story had grown larger than music, gossip, or legal filings.

Now Netflix has swept in, seizing the moment with intriguing details about the upcoming documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning.

When will Sean Combs: The Reckoning arrive on Netflix?

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning is preparing its debut with the poise of a headline certain to dominate every breakfast table. Netflix will unveil all four chapters on December 2, 2025, a global drop that leaves other platforms gazing wistfully from the sidelines. Hulu, Peacock, and Max shall not taste a morsel; exclusivity is, after all, a tempting spice.

What Sean Combs: The Reckoning will entail?

The documentary will chart Sean Combs aka Diddy, from his early ascent with Bad Boy Records to the collapse of his public image, presenting a sweeping examination of his influence and his failures. The narrative will revisit his role in shaping hip-hop and pop culture through figures such as The Notorious B. I. G., Mary J. Blige, and Jodeci, while also tracing the shadows that grew beneath that success. Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit and the cascading accusations form a crucial thread.

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The series will further explore the legal turmoil that followed, including the criminal proceedings that resulted in his 50-month prison sentence. Director Alexandria Stapleton intends the project to function as a cultural mirror, encouraging audiences to reconsider the pedestal built for celebrity power, and it promises an array of compelling personalities.

Who will be in Diddy's Netflix documentary?

The documentary will gather a wide range of individuals who once operated within the personal and professional world of Diddy, giving the series emotional weight and historical context. Former collaborators, childhood companions, artists, and longtime employees appear prepared to describe what they witnessed throughout his ascent and collapse. Many of these figures previously testified during his criminal trial, and viewers might even glimpse Ye momentarily stealing the courtroom spotlight with his trademark style.

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The program will spotlight testimony from Cassie Ventura, Kid Cudi, Dawn Richard, and several former personal assistants who detailed troubling experiences behind the scenes. Friends, hotel security staff, and pseudonymous witnesses will broaden the narrative further. Director Alexandria Stapleton shapes these accounts, while Curtis Jackson oversees the production, creating a layered and compelling roster of voices.

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Iffat Siddiqui

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Iffat is an Entertainment Journalist at Netflix Junkie. A word wizard, she had the sorting hat smoke at the seams owing to her excellence in everything Hollywood and cinema until it finally declared that she belonged to the Royals, specifically Meghan Markle. Boasting over 300 articles (and counting), each one tastefully infused with the right mix of facts, wit, opinion, and essentially everything to make a perfect pop culture piece, she is the epitome of a trustworthy entertainment journalist.

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