Disney+ documentary uncovers new details in the story of TV presenter Caroline Flack – and the institutions that failed her…
When TV presenter Caroline Flack died in February 2020, aged 40, it sent shockwaves through British entertainment and beyond. The Love Island host had been one of television’s most recognisable faces — adored by audiences but relentlessly scrutinised by the tabloid press. Her death sparked a national conversation about media responsibility, online abuse, and the pressures of fame in the digital age.
Now, almost five years on, a new two-part Disney+ documentary, Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth, follows her mother, Christine Flack, as she embarks on a deeply personal investigation into the events that led up to her daughter’s death.
The series, which premieres Monday 10 November on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, features previously unheard voice notes and messages from Caroline, alongside powerful interviews with those who knew her best — family members, friends, legal experts, and journalists — all offering new insight into her final months.
“It’s something I never imagined doing,” Christine says in the trailer, her voice breaking as she watches footage of her daughter on screen. “But I need to understand what really happened.”
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Among the contributors are Caroline’s close friend Mollie Grosberg, former Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal, her long-time agent Louisa Booth, solicitor Paul Morris, and showbiz reporter Paul Martin.
The film paints an intimate and at times uncomfortable portrait of a woman under extraordinary pressure. Following her 2019 arrest, Caroline became the focus of a media storm — vilified online, hounded by photographers, and, according to those closest to her, left feeling isolated and powerless.
Directed by Christian Collerton and produced by Curious Films — the team behind 2021’s Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death — the new series goes further, piecing together the institutional decisions, legal processes and public narratives that shaped the tragedy.
“It’s about asking the difficult questions,” explains executive producer Dov Freedman. “There were systems and people involved in the months before Caroline’s death, and this film gives Christine the chance to confront what went wrong.”
The second episode delves deeper into the weeks leading up to her death, charting how relentless press coverage and a surge of online abuse compounded the situation. Through personal testimony and new evidence, Christine’s search uncovers “the darker truths the headlines never told.”
The documentary has already stirred anticipation online, with the official trailer — released this week — offering glimpses of never-before-seen footage and a more intimate look at Caroline’s private reality behind the public persona.
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth will be available to stream from Monday 10 November on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland.
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