Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
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"How one man fooled everyone for decades"
This four-part documentary unpacks how Bernie Madoff ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, fooling regulators, banks, and thousands of investors for decades before it collapsed in 2008. Through interviews with victims, journalists, and former employees alongside archival footage, it traces both the mechanics of the fraud and the human wreckage it left behind. The tone is methodical and sobering rather than sensational, building a slow-burn portrait of denial, greed, and institutional failure. It works best as a clear-eyed explainer of how something so obviously unsustainable lasted so long.
the detailed, patient breakdown of exactly how the fraud fooled regulators and investors for so long.
you already know the Madoff story well and want new revelations rather than a recap.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | A Liar, Not a Failure | 7.3 | 329 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | 7.3 | 289 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | See No Evil | 7.5 | 278 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Price of Trust | 7.6 | 274 | 77 min |