Netflix to release documentary on Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial

Netflix is set to release a docu-series on formerly married Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial, a year after the trial.

The first official trailer was released on Thursday, confirming that ‘Depp v. Heard’ will start streaming from August 16, 2023.

According to Netflix, the series is a three-part documentary which “examines the infamous defamation case that captured the world’s attention as the first Trial by TikTok, and questions the nature of truth and the role it plays in our modern society”.

“Showing both testimonies side-by-side for the first time, the series explores the trial that set Hollywood ablaze and the online fallout that ensued,” it added.

On June 1 2022, a jury ruled in favor of Depp supporting his claims that Heard had fabricated allegations of abuse against him, before and after their marriage, causing defamation.

Depp had sued Heard for defamation in Fairfax County Circuit Court over an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post in which she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse”.

Depp was awarded $10.35 million in damages, while Heard won one of three defamation counterclaims and was awarded $2 million in damages.