Available on Netflix since July 22, 2025, the documentary Chaos d'anthologie : Les mamans détectives(Trainwreck: P.I. Moms) explores the spectacular downfall of an American reality show produced in 2010 by the Lifetime channel. The project featured a team of mothers who were private investigators, but the adventure quickly turned into a fiasco. In 45 minutes, the film looks back on a case where reality TV, professional failure, sabotage and drug trafficking were intertwined to the breaking point.
The documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at this little-known show, revealing how a mainstream format descended into a veritable legal scandal involving internal accusations and explosive revelations.
Chaos d'anthologie : Les mamans détectives has been available to stream on Netflix since July 22, 2025.
Synopsis: This hard-hitting documentary reveals how a drug scandal destroyed a reality TV show devoted to mom private investigators in the early 2000s.
In 2010, Lifetime is launching a show centered on a private detective agency run by mothers. The idea appealed to the producers, who hoped to combine female empowerment with gripping investigations. But very quickly, the missions went awry: none of the investigations produced results, and the production team suspected internal sabotage. Audiences dropped out, tensions mounted and doubts about the agency's legitimacy intensified.
The turning point came when an anonymous source claimed that the agency's boss was linked to a drug trafficking network, with the alleged help of a corrupt police officer. This information fuels a series of revelations in the press. The documentary reveals testimonies from team members, program excerpts, court documents, and retraces the steps that led to the sudden cancellation of the series.
With a running time of just 45 minutes, the film cuts to the chase. It is part of the Chaos d'anthologie collection, a series of short documentaries focusing on spectacular failures in popular culture. This approach provides a striking portrait of a TV show that has become a textbook case of televisual drift and criminal scandal.
Chaos d'anthologie: Les mamans détectives could be of interest to fans of documentaries on the media, legal scandals or behind-the-scenes reality TV. It follows in the footsteps of titles such as Fyre, The Most Hated Man on the Internet and Don't F**k with Cats, where the promise of a spectacular concept collides with a much darker reality.
Chaos d'anthologie: Les mamans détectives is an American documentary available on Netflix since July 22, 2025. It looks back at the failure and scandal associated with the P.I. Moms show, launched in 2010, between sabotage of investigations and a drug trafficking network hidden behind a TV production.
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