Plus, the documentary comes from Chris Smith, the executive producer of Tiger King and director of Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (anyone else still think about #Watergate?).
*Grabs popcorn*
So, if you’ve got a tense docuseries hole in your life, hold tight, here’s everything we know about Bad Vegan.
Is there a trailer for Bad Vegan?
Yes! Don’t get too excited though, because the Bad Vegan trailer is incredibly cryptic and hardly gives away anything about the show, though it will give you a taste of the scale of the craziness we can expect from the four instalments.
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“Trust Netflix to turn a vegan documentary into a must watch crime thriller,” commented one viewer below the trailer, while another added: “Thank you Netflix for now we can switch our attention from Anna Delvey to Sarma Melngailis.”
What is Bad Vegan about?
Now, we don’t know many deets, but, as we’ve already hinted at, Bad Vegan follows the story of Sarma Melngailis, a real-life, celebrity restaurateur and owner of NY vegan hotspot, Pure Food and Wine.
Once referred to as the ‘queen of vegan cuisine’, Melngailis takes a big tumble from grace, and ends up as a fugitive on the run with her partner Shane Fox (real name: Anthony Strangis).
The Netflix synopsis reads: “Shortly after meeting a man named Shane Fox on Twitter in 2011, Melngailis begins draining her restaurant’s funds and funnelling the money to Fox after he cons her into believing he could make her dreams – from expanding her food empire to making her beloved pitbull immortal – a reality, but only if she continues to obey his every request without question.”
Obviously though, granting her wishes comes at a cost, as Strangis asks Melngailis to obey his every (bizarre!) request. At some point, the pair, who are now married, are found to have stolen nearly $2 million from the restaurant and its staff.
When will Bad Vegan air?
Bad Vegan was released by Netflix on 16th March – which means you can watch it now, folks. Enjoy!