The Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action documentary is set to premiere on Netflix in January, and pending the time, a trailer has dropped, giving fans a glimpse into the revealing film they are excited to watch. The two-part series promises to showcase chilling facts from behind the scenes of The Jerry Springer Show, which aired for 27 years.
The show’s producer, Toby Yoshimura, could be seen in the teaser saying they had no idea how big The Jerry Springer Show would get. It all started as a basic daytime talk show; however, low ratings brought pressure from executives, causing the creators to spice things up.
Jerry Springer once apologized for ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ and its wild content
A resurfaced clip from Jerry Springer is featured in the trailer, and he apologizes for ruining the culture with The Jerry Springer Show. Yoshimura admitted that some stories were outrageous on purpose, and one of the guests said the show producer could not care less about positively impacting the viewers.
Those hosted were reportedly told what to say and how to behave for the camera to keep people excited. Although the show was considered controversial at the time, Yoshimura said they wanted to see how far they could go by introducing taboo topics like incest and bestiality.
‘The Jerry Springer Show’ encouraged violent culture
Former executive producer Richard Dominick recalled convincing show host Jerry Springer, dubbed the king of trash TV, to make things wild. Jerry agreed, and soon, The Jerry Springer Show was a hub of physical fights, nudity, vulgar language, and violence.
The talk show was a massive success, but the upcoming documentary is set to expose the dark secrets behind the fame. Jerry hosted the show for all of its 27 seasons, after which he debuted a courtroom show, Judge Jerry, which was canceled in 2022 after three seasons. The former show host died of pancreatic cancer last year, as confirmed by his publicist and spiritual leader.