Apple TV+ orders ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ scam docuseries

Hollywood Con Queen (Source: Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ has ordered Hollywood Con Queen, a new docuseries based on the reporting of investigative journalist Scott Johnson and the story behind one of Hollywood’s biggest scams.

The three-part series hails from filmmaker Chris Smith (Tiger King, Fyre) and is based on Johnson’s book Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt For An Evil Genius.

It is produced for Apple TV+ by Library Films, with Smith serving as director and executive producer alongside executive producer Ben Anderson. Johnson serves as consulting producer.

Set to debut on the streamer on 8 May, it tells the story of a mysterious figure dubbed the ‘Con Queen’, who impersonates the industry’s most powerful women, luring unsuspecting victims to Indonesia with the promise of a life-changing career opportunity.

The ‘Con Queen’s marks exhaust their personal finances in pursuit of a big break, while being exploited in a perverse psychological game spanning the globe.

The scam eventually draws the attention of investigative journalist Johnson and private investigator Nicole Kotsianas, who set out to find the truth.