Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, dives into one of the most disturbing high school “catfish” scandals ever exposed. In this episode, we go behind the scenes with director Skye Borgman to uncover how a teenager was lured into a devastating web of lies and manipulation by an online predator.
If you’re obsessed with Netflix true crime, catfishing scandals, or the dark side of social media, this is an unmissable conversation.
#Truecrime #NetflixTrueCrime #CatfishStory #HighSchoolCatfish
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:12 - Synopsis
03:40 - Much more than just teasing among friends
05:53 - A small-town witch trial evolves
08:58 - The director's thoughts while filming
14:33 - The police step in
17:00 - The unknown number is revealed
19:13 - Understanding the perpetrator's perspective
26:55 - The art of great storytelling
31:35 - The culture of socialising through devices
34:37 - Long-term effects of cyber-bullying
37:03 - The victims looking back
38:45 - Future plans for Skye
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Alamo Pictures is a London-based production company specialising in feature-documentaries, factual television and shorts about the US. Benefitting from an outsider’s keen eye and years of stateside experience, Alamo’s filmmakers explore topical, uniquely American stories from a sympathetic, European perspective.
The result is engaging cinema and television that defies stereotypes and helps audiences truly understand what makes America tick.
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Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, dives into one of the most disturbing high school “catfish” scandals ever exposed. In this episode, we go behind the scenes with director Skye Borgman to uncover how a teenager was lured into a devastating web of lies and manipulation by an online predator.
If you’re obsessed with Netflix true crime, catfishing scandals, or the dark side of social media, this is an unmissable conversation.
#Truecrime #NetflixTrueCrime #CatfishStory #HighSchoolCatfish
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:12 - Synopsis
03:40 - Much more than just teasing among friends
05:53 - A small-town witch trial evolves
08:58 - The director's thoughts while filming
14:33 - The police step in
17:00 - The unknown number is revealed
19:13 - Understanding the perpetrator's perspective
26:55 - The art of great storytelling
31:35 - The culture of socialising through devices
34:37 - Long-term effects of cyber-bullying
37:03 - The victims looking back
38:45 - Future plans for Skye
**** FACTUAL AMERICA PODCAST ****
Factual America uses documentary filmmaking to examine the American experience as well as universal topics that affect all Americans. Guests include leading documentary filmmakers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Our host, Matthew Sherwood, was born and raised in Texas but has lived in the UK since 2001. He draws on decades of journalism experience, interviewing world leaders and helping audiences understand the key global trends shaping our lives.
Subscribe to Factual America: https://linktr.ee/FactualAmerica
Like us on Facebook: @factualamerica
Follow us on Twitter: @Factual_America
Connect with Matthew Sherwood:
Twitter: @sherwood1967
Facebook: @matthew.sherwood.14
LinkedIn: @matthewsherwood
**** ABOUT ALAMO PICTURES ****
Alamo Pictures is a London-based production company specialising in feature-documentaries, factual television and shorts about the US. Benefitting from an outsider’s keen eye and years of stateside experience, Alamo’s filmmakers explore topical, uniquely American stories from a sympathetic, European perspective.
The result is engaging cinema and television that defies stereotypes and helps audiences truly understand what makes America tick.
Visit our Website: alamopictures.co.uk
