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Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

★ 5.9 9K votes 2022–2022 1 seasons · 4 episodes Ended Netflix
True crimeReal cases, told as documentary or drama.This show: 10/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 7/10
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About

"A wild true story of love, delusion, and fraud"

This docuseries follows Sarma Melngailis, the celebrated owner of a trendy New York vegan restaurant, whose life unraveled after she fell for a man who claimed he could make her dog immortal. What follows is a spiral of missing money, secret payments, and a cross-country disappearance that ended in arrest. The tone is equal parts jaw-dropping and uncomfortable, told through interviews and re-creations that lean into the sheer strangeness of the story. It moves briskly across four episodes, prioritizing shock value and disbelief over deep psychological nuance.

Watch it for

the sheer disbelief of watching a smart, successful woman get talked into utter ruin.

Maybe skip if

you want deep psychological insight rather than jaw-dropping true-crime spectacle.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Limited Series2022
6.288543h 28m
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25547 min
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22844 min
3No Angels in Hell6.2
20556 min
4Everything Will Be Fine5.9
19761 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Sarma Melngailis Self - Pure Food and Wine, One Lucky Duck
Allen Salkin Self - Vanity Fair Journalist
Ilze Melngailis Self - Sarma's Sister
Bonnie Crocker Self - Manager, Pure Food and Wine
John Melngailis Self - Sarma's Father
Joey Repice Self - Beverage Director, Pure Food and Wine
Nikki King Bennett Self - Executive Chef, Pure Food and Wine
Jim Switzer Self - Operations Manager, Pure Food and Wine
Jeffrey Chodorow Self - Restaurateur
Maiquen Saez-Vega Self - Employee, Pure Food and Wine

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