Jussie Smollett made a reputation for himself whereas starring on Fox’s Empire, however many of the buzz by the top of his time on the music drama had nothing to do together with his performances as Jamal Lyon. The actor was on the middle of a scandal in 2019 when he was reportedly attacked in Chicago, solely to then be arrested on expenses of submitting a false police report, was minimize from the forged of Empire, ultimately discovered responsible in court docket, after which walked out of jail after serving simply days of his sentence.
Now, The Reality About Jussie Smollett? documentary has premiered within the 2025 Netflix schedule, whereas the actor is simply over a month away from his return to Fox within the 2025 TV schedule for the primary time since Empire. Let’s begin together with his first huge comeback of 2025: the Netflix documentary.
How Netflix Is Hyping The Reality About Jussie Smollett?
The Reality About Jussie Smollett? is a documentary at present out there with a Netflix subscription, clocking in at just below 90 minutes. Categorized within the genres of “Documentary Movies,” “Historic Documentaries,” and “True Crime Documentaries,” the challenge options interviews with Jussie Smollett himself, in addition to police, attorneys, journalists, and investigators who’ve claimed to seek out new proof concerning the alleged 2019 assault. Billed because the “stunning true story of an allegedly faux story that some now say may simply be a real story,” Netflix hyped the documentary on social media upon launch. Have a look:
Subscribers must try the documentary to see simply how candid Smollett was throughout his interviews, and to find if there’s a purpose behind the doc having a query mark within the title. The challenge comes from RAW, the manufacturing firm behind the unexpectedly standard Don’t F**okay with Cats and the controversial Tinder Swindler for the streamer.
On the time of writing, the actor has not publicly commented or promoted The Reality About Jussie Smollett? on social media, and I’m curious to study if there might be components of the completed product that he hates, as was the case for Martha Stewart and her Netflix documentary. And that’s not all I’m interested by.
Jussie Smollett’s Upcoming Actuality TV Return To Fox
Jussie Smollett is quickly making his return to Fox for the primary time since he was minimize from Empire in 2019. He received’t be again within the scripted sphere, nevertheless, however relatively a part of the forged of Particular Forces: World’s Hardest Check Season 4. As one of many movie star recruits, Smollett will try and deal with and endure coaching workouts led by an elite group of ex-special forces operatives. That’s no small process, if we go by earlier seasons of the fact present.
Season 1 contestant Kate Gosselin needed to be medically evacuated with a suspected damaged neck, for one. (Happily, her accidents weren’t fairly that extreme upon analysis.) Dr. Drew Pinsky was one other movie star contestant who needed to be medically withdrawn, with warmth exhaustion getting the higher of him. The ultimate problem of the primary season was downright brutal, each mentally and bodily. On Instagram, Smollett appeared to strategy his option to go on the present with a humorousness. He posted this [edited for clarity]:
It was at this second I mentioned… ‘I ought to’ve simply finished The Masked Singer.’ 😂 Particular Forces FOX [premieres] September twenty fifth on Fox. Let’s get it. 🦾.
Season 4 might be set in Morocco, pitting contestants towards the acute challenges of city warfare. For the primary time in Particular Forces: World’s Hardest Check historical past, among the eighteen recruits will arrive paired with a partner or member of the family, however compete as people. Challenges will embody coaching in desert terrain, a rat-run by darkish and slender tunnels, an city ladder crossing between buildings 50 ft above metropolis streets, and extra.
So, why am I interested by Jussie Smollett as a part of the forged? Except for the controversy and the way he exited from Empire as the obvious elements, I’m questioning if the timing of the discharge of his Netflix documentary simply weeks earlier than the Particular Forces premiere will have an effect on whether or not or not viewers will root for him. Plus, he filmed Particular Forces effectively earlier than the August 22 launch of the documentary, so how he conducts himself on the fact sequence received’t be affected by nevertheless the general public reacts to his doc.
The opposite Season 4 contestants embody Kody Brown, Brittany Cartwright, Randall Cobb, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, Andrew East, Shawn Johnson East, Mark Estes, Gia Giudice, Teresa Giudice, Chanel Iman, Brianna LaPaglia, Johnny Manziel, Eva Marcille, Ravi V. Patel, Christie Pearce Rampone, and Nick Younger. Tune in to Fox on Thursday, September 25 at 9 p.m. ET to catch the primary episode.