‘Hunting Gary Glitter’: Netflix’s New Docuseries Traces the Decade-Long Chase

Netflix is adding another true-crime chapter to its October lineup, and this one follows the journalists who spent years tracking down a fugitive pop star hiding in plain sight across three continents. Hunting Gary Glitter, a three-part docuseries, arrives globally on October 14, 2026.

Hunting Gary Glitter: Key Details

What the Series Covers?

The docuseries follows a group of journalists who pursued glam-rock star Gary Glitter across Cuba, Cambodia, and Vietnam as they worked to expose the child sexual abuse he had hidden behind decades of fame. It traces the investigation alongside survivors who came forward, running from his 1997 conviction through his years evading capture to his eventual imprisonment.

Sebastian Smith, the director attached to the project, has previously worked on other true-crime documentaries, including Netflix’s The Devil on Trial, giving him a track record in this exact genre.

Why It’s Getting Attention?

Gary Glitter’s case has resurfaced in the public eye multiple times over the decades — from his initial 1999 conviction to further charges linked to the wider reckoning following Jimmy Savile’s exposure. He remains incarcerated in the UK and was recently charged again over another historical offense. A documentary revisiting the reporters who first exposed him arrives at a moment when public interest in how these crimes were uncovered and prosecuted hasn’t faded.

For readers who want the full background on the case itself, Wikipedia’s Gary Glitter page lays out his convictions and timeline in detail.

If true-crime docuseries are your thing, check out more upcoming Netflix release coverage on TechnoSports to stay ahead of what’s landing next month.

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