What Is Deanna Thompson’s Documentary Dont F**K With Cats All About? Where Can You Watch It in 2026?

Published 05/13/2026, 12:14 PM EDT

Credits: The Tricks The Internet Detectives Used To Find The Cat Killer | Don't F**k With Cats/ Still Watching Netflix via YouTube/ Produced by Raw Television/ Distributed by Netflix

Netflix is now, if not before, well-known for its continuously upkept true crime tastes, with not even the increasingly populated genre slowing them down. For May 2026, the streamer has come forth with yet another never-before-touched-upon, atypical real-life crime event, one committed against cats. The result is Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, a chilling true crime docuseries that plunges viewers into a real-life nightmare of online cruelty, obsession, and a killer who weaponizes the internet for attention. 

But what exactly went down for it to have Netflix's eye? 

What Netflix's Don't F**k with Cats is really about

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Netflix’s Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a three-part true crime documentary that follows an online group of amateur sleuths, including animal lover and activist Deanna Thompson, as they attempt to track down a man behind a series of disturbing animal cruelty videos. The case centres on Luka Magnotta, a Canadian adult actor who posts graphic clips of killing kittens, sparking outrage and pushing viewers to act. The series documents how the group analyzes clues across usernames, IP traces, and visual details hidden in the footage, slowly narrowing in on Magnotta.

As the investigation unfolds, he continues to taunt the internet with escalating content, turning the chase into a psychological game. The story ultimately shifts to the real-world murder of Jun Lin, linking the online behavior to a far more serious crime and raising ethical questions about digital vigilance and attention-driven violence.

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That gripping narrative also leads many viewers to wonder where the series can be watched today. 

Where to Watch Don't F**k with Cats in 2026

For viewers in the United States, Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is available exclusively on Netflix. The three-part series is included in the platform’s standard catalog and can be streamed without any additional rental or purchase beyond a subscription. The documentary can be accessed through the Netflix website or app across smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and streaming devices.

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It also supports offline downloads, allowing episodes to be watched without an active internet connection. As a Netflix original, there are no other legal streaming options, keeping the series tied directly to the platform that first released it in December 2019.

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What do you think about Don't F**k with Cats and its take on internet driven crime investigations? Let us know in the comments.

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Pratham Gurung

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If films shape personalities, Pratham was practically raised in a dark theater, pulling off twenty-four-hour movie marathons and falling into hour-long YouTube video essays at 3 a.m., his fascination with cinema never really having an off switch.

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