MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Generation Hustle

Generation Hustle

2021 · 1 season

A slick, wry documentary series that zips through outrageous true schemes, leaving you amused yet unsettled by how far people will go.

Tagline
Get rich or lie trying.
Overview
Explore the extraordinary measures taken by ten savvy individuals to pull off mind-boggling, high-stakes gambles. Each episode charts the exploits of an overzealous entrepreneur who may have gone too far in their pursuit of riches and recognition.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • ambition
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like Generation Hustle

TV series

King of Stonks

2022

A slick, fast-talking con game of startup hype, where every charming pitch hides another lie and the tension keeps you grinning nervously.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and deception

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
King of StonksHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

True Crime Story: Smugshot

2024

A breezy, wryly amusing parade of audacious schemers, equal parts eye-rolling and unsettling, easy to dip into episode by episode.

Satirical, absurd, brisk · about greed and deception · anthology

Via
  • satirical
  • absurd
  • greed
  • deception
  • anthology
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Seasons
2
Details In your watch list
True Crime Story: SmugshotHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Inventing Anna

2022

A flashy, uneven dive into con-artist glamour, mixing satire and drama while keeping you curious about the next hustle.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about deception and ambition · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • deception
  • ambition
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Inventing AnnaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Diamond Heist

2025

A brisk, wry true-crime caper that lets bumbling crooks and dogged cops tell their own absurd story.

Brisk · about greed and deception · true story

Via
  • greed
  • deception
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
The Diamond HeistHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For

2021

A wild, gossipy rise-and-fall saga that feels like a true-crime story without the crime, full of colorful characters and schadenfreude.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and ambition · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • ambition
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die ForHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

WAR

2026

Polished, knife-edged legal sparring where every polite exchange hides a maneuver and the viewer is pulled into picking sides.

Cynical · about deception and ambition · anthology

Via
  • cynical
  • deception
  • ambition
  • anthology
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
WARHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Red Flag: Music's Failed Revolution

2024

A brisk, wry plunge into a stranger-than-fiction corporate collapse, equal parts baffling and absorbing.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and deception · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Red Flag: Music's Failed RevolutionHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Money Trap

2026

A slick, fast-talking con game where charm and menace trade places, keeping you grinning while you wait for the double-cross.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and deception

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Money TrapHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

How to Become a Mob Boss

2023

A wry, briskly paced lecture on criminal ambition, mixing archival clips with deadpan narration for a darkly funny, lightly cynical watch.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and ambition · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • ambition
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
How to Become a Mob BossHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Grandes pillos

2018

A wry, news-ripped dramatization of real swindles, watching charming fraudsters spin ever-bolder lies until the reckoning.

Cynical · about greed and deception · anthology

Via
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
  • anthology
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Grandes pillosHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Sour Grapes

2016

A brisk, wryly amusing true-crime doc that keeps you hooked as it unpicks an audacious con among the wealthy.

Satirical, cynical, brisk · about greed and deception · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
86 min
Details In your watch list
Sour GrapesHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Fortune Seller: A TV Scam

2022

A wry, absorbing true-crime documentary that unpacks the mechanics of televised deception with a mix of absurdity and unease.

Satirical, cynical · about greed and deception · true story

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • greed
  • deception
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Fortune Seller: A TV ScamHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Yon Motskin
Starring
Rachel Deloache Williams, Richie Notar, Marc Kremers, Sergio Corvacho, Elle Dee, Harry Mitsidis, Dominique Laurent, William Simon Beakeland.
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 46 min each
Network
HBO Max
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDb

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.