Netflix's New Controversy: Losing Millions On A Show That Doesn't Exist | Explained

How did some basically unknown director allegedly scam Netflix for over $50 million dollars? And why is Keanu Reeves involved?! A recent New York Times expose revealed how the streamer had apparently been funneling money to director Carl Rinsch for a tv show he… doesn’t seem to have actually ever planned on completing. So what in the world really happened to "Conquest"?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Carl's "Conquest" Disaster
00:24 The whole mess, explained
06:57 How Netflix let this happen

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Dan Wolff

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