Sweet Bobby OTT release date Netflix: When to watch documentary on a decade-long catfishing case

Catfishing isn¡¯t a new term anymore and an upcoming documentary will tell you more about it. Titled, Sweet Bobby, the new documentary has set its OTT release and will be up for you to stream very soon. As per the streamer, the release is going to be about how beginning in 2009, a man named Bobby and Kirat Assi, who were acquainted through their common Sikh community in London, became more than just acquaintances. Their connection eventually blossomed into a committed romantic partnership. But something always got in the way when Assi tried to meet Bobby face-to-face. Sweet Bobby is going to be released on October 16, 2024 on Netflix.

Plot

Thousands of listeners could hardly believe every turn and twist of Sweet Bobby, a well-liked Tortoise podcast about Assi's eight-year mess from that initial Facebook message to the devastating end of a romance based on a gigantic lie that was unexpected. This shall be brought to life by Netflix as they put in place details we did not know before.

The synopsis reads, ¡°A decade of a catfishing tale... One friend request changes Kirat's life forever. As her online relationship with Bobby slowly turns to romance, she never guesses he's not all he seems.¡±

Cast and crew

Lyttanya Shannon is the director of Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, while Kiran Sira is the producer and Rebecca North serves as executive producer.

For the unversed, many people have already heard the podcast that the documentary is based on. One even commented saying ¡°This was the best podcast I¡¯ve ever listened to. Don¡¯t judge until you hear the whole story.¡±

Another added, ¡°I listened to the podcast years ago and it was wild!!.¡±

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