Netflix is bringing one of 2026’s most viral crime stories to the screen with a new Untold documentary, Untold: Wide Deceiver. Prosecutors accuse Love of posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver and using several fake identities to defraud more than two dozen women of about $1.3 million through fabricated romantic relationships and fraudulent investment opportunities. The documentary is set to explore the alleged romance scam involving Daejon Love.
When will it be released?
Netflix has not yet announced an official release date for Untold: Wide Deceiver. The streaming platform said more details, including a premiere date, will be released through Tudum in the coming months. The project joins the latest slate of the platform’s acclaimed Untold sports documentary series, which blends sports, crime and culture. Federal authorities alleged that Love used those false identities to build trust with women. He then convinced them to send money for fake business ventures and investment opportunities. The allegations have been outlined in charging documents, and Love has not been convicted. Netflix is on the venture to expand the Untold franchise with stories that sit at the intersection of sports and controversy.
Prosecutors said the alleged scheme generated approximately $1.3 million from more than two dozen victims.
Untold: Wide Deceiver will move beyond the internet nickname attached to the case and focus on “the far darker story” behind the allegations, according to Netflix. Netflix said the documentary will centre on the experiences of the women who came forward. Netflix announced the documentary on Wednesday saying it will tell the story through the firsthand accounts of women who say they were manipulated by Love over several years.
