Sean Combs: The Reckoning is an American television documentary miniseries about the sexual misconduct allegations against rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. Directed by Alexandria Stapleton and produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, the series was released on Netflix on December 2, 2025.
Cast In addition to archival footage of Combs, the series includes interviews with: Kalenna Harper Aubrey O'Day Erick Sermon Al B. Sure! Mark Curry Lil' Cease Greg Kading Roger Bonds Capricorn Clark Kirk Burrowes Tim "Dawg" Patterson Joi Dickerson-Neal Clayton Howard Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones William Lesane Roxanne Johnson Brooklyn Babs
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Production On December 7, 2023, executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson announced that he was developing a Sean Combs docuseries and that proceeds from the project would go to victims of the sexual misconduct allegations against Combs. Before hiring Alexandria Stapleton to direct the series, Jackson had been working on the project for five months, looking for people close to Combs who were willing to "speak and tell the truth". Cassie Ventura, Combs's former partner, was invited to participate in the series but declined. Jackson said that he spoke to Ventura and her husband, Alex Fine, "to understand how things transpired" with Combs.
Netflix announced production on the series on September 25, 2024, one week after Combs was arrested on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Jackson and Stapleton said:
The series features clips of Combs in the days before his 2024 arrest, prompting questions about how Jackson and Netflix acquired the clips. Stapleton said, "we obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights."
Release The series' trailer was released on December 1, 2025. The series was released on Netflix the next day.
Reception In the six days after its release, the series was viewed 21.8 million times, making it the second-most-viewed Netflix title during the week of December 1–8, 2025, after Volume 1 of the fifth season of Stranger Things.
Critical response Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 67 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
The Guardians Stuart Heritage rated the series four stars out of five and wrote, "Thankfully, the existence of The Reckoning seems to suggest that the arch manipulator has finally been outmanoeuvred. Although there are certainly elements of this story that have not been told – Combs's infamous "freak-off" parties are presented as an afterthought, and none of their long line of celebrity attendees are mentioned – the series does what is most needed right now. If Combs is able to uncancel himself in the face of evidence this damning, it will be nothing less than a miracle."
Reaction from Combs Prior to its release, a spokesperson for Combs denounced the series as a "shameful hit piece", alleging that it uses "stolen footage that was never authorized for release". Following its release, Combs's mother, Janice Combs, issued a statement criticizing the series, while a spokesperson for Combs said that his team was "pondering their legal options over the Netflix docuseries and the stolen footage." Combs reportedly watched the series on a smuggled tablet he had purchased while incarcerated.
Related litigation In April 2026, Maurice "Mopreme" Shakur, acting as the administrator of his father Mutulu Shakur's estate, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Represented by the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the Shakur family began the litigation after allegations detailed in Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The legal filing asserts that the documentary and 2023 grand jury testimony are evidence of a "broader, more complex conspiracy" involving Combs regarding the 1996 homicide of Tupac Shakur.
Accolades Award Category Recipient(s) Result AAFCA TV Honors Best Documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning ACE Eddie Awards Best Edited Documentary Series Evan Wise, Charles Divak, Jeremy Siefer, Jack Gravina, Benji Kast, Adam Goldstein, and Jonathan Miller Black Reel TV Awards Outstanding Documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Limited Series Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News Alexandria Stapleton Gotham TV Awards Breakthrough Nonfiction Series Brad Bernstein, Ariel Brozell, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, David Karabinas, Stacy Scripter, and Alexandria Stapleton Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Alexandria Stapleton, Stacy Scripter, David Karabinas, Ariel Brozell, Brad Bernstein, Megan Goedewaagen, and Vanessa Sanchez Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Alexandria Stapleton Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Charles Divak, Evan Wise, Jack Gravina, Benji Kast, Adam Goldstein, Jonathan Miller, and Jeremy Siefer
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