Depp v Heard Netflix trailer leaves people questioning the point of show

Netflix has released its trailer for documentary Depp v Heard - but rather than whetting appetites, it has left many people questioning what the point of the show is.

The three-part series about the defamation trial brought by Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard is due to stream on Netflix in the US in August having already aired on Channel 4 in the UK, but the trailer's release sparked a backlash of people saying it was too soon to revisit the case.

Depp, 60, sued Heard, 37, for defamation with the case going to trial in 2022 over her op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 where she wrote about being the victim of sexual violence and domestic abuse.

However, although the case was only settled in favour of Depp in December and the whole legal battle playing out online for the public to watch each day, Netflix has already made a documentary about it.

After the trailer was posted on YouTube, one person commented: "Do we really need to relive this."

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Someone else wrote: "I already watched the entire trial for FREE everyday on YouTube. Netflix got no chill."

A Netflix synopsis of the docuseries reads: "Depp v Heard is a three-part series examining the infamous defamation case that captured the world’s attention and became the world's first trial by TikTok.

"Showing both testimonies side-by-side for the first time, this series explores this global media event, questioning the nature of truth and the role it plays in our modern society."

But one person commented: "Lmao we've seen this in real time, why do we need a documentary??"

Someone else replied: "Nostalgia, remember that year we watched it all together live. oh wait that was last year."

Others criticised Netflix for choosing to make the documentary, with one person writing: "The dust hasn't even settled and Netflix already trying to milk it for anything it can get, pathetic."

Someone else agreed: "The fact netflix is so quick with this stuff! Like I didn't even know they were making a documentary about it, but not surprised honestly."

Another person joked: "Wait wait was this all for a reality show never expected they would release a show of it."

Someone else added: "I don't really have a problem with revisiting it, but I think it's too soon. If they aired this in 5 or 10 years, we'd all be like, "OMG! Remember when that happened?! That was so crazy!" By then, we'll have forgotten the funny stuff like her pretending to be writing stuff down, but when the camera zoomed in, her pen wasn't even touching the paper! The memes are still warm. Wait for them to cool down a little, Netflix. LOL"