TV series

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

2024 · 1 season

A brisk, sobering true-crime documentary that peels back the shiny pop facade to reveal greed and betrayal.

Overview: Backstreet Boys. NSYNC. Lou Pearlman created the biggest boy bands of the '90s — and one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.
How it feels: Cynical, melancholic and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Greed, corruption, betrayal, celebrity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
corruption
betrayal
celebrity
crime
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild