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Behind the Bastards 2018

Status
Returning Series
First Aired
May 1, 2018
Last Aired
December 25, 2018
Format
1 season · 64 eps
Created By
Robert Evans, Sophie Lichterman
Networks
Netflix, YouTube
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What is Behind the Bastards?

Behind the Bastards is a television series that premiered in 2018. The program explores the lives of historical figures who are considered bad people, looking past standard summaries to expose bizarre realities.

Type
TV series
Year
2018
Status
Returning Series
Episodes
64
First aired
May 1, 2018
Last aired
Dec 25, 2018
Original language
EN
Origin
US
Networks
Netflix, YouTube
Genres
Talk
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★ TMDB users: 0.0/10
Format
1 season · 64 episodes
Status
Returning Series
Networks
Netflix, YouTube
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Behind the Bastards is a television series that premiered in 2018. The program explores the lives of historical figures who are considered bad people, looking past standard summaries to expose bizarre realities. The series examines subjects such as the young adult novels that contributed to the formation of Adolf Hitler's ideology, the quest of the founder of Blackwater to build a private air force, the lives of the children of dictators, and Saddam Hussein's side career writing romance novels.

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“Explore the bizarre, lesser-known real lives of history's most fascinating worst humans.”

Reasons to watch
  • exposes bizarre realities of historical figures
  • dives past basic cliff notes of bad humans
Keep in mind
  • focuses on dark historical figures
  • contains heavy subject matter

Watch it if you want to learn strange and bizarre facts about history's most infamous individuals.

The content focuses on the lives and actions of historical villains and bad humans.

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What is Behind the Bastards?

It is a 2018 series that dives past the cliff notes of history's worst humans to expose the bizarre realities of their lives.

What subjects does the show cover?

The show covers the lives of bad guys and gals throughout history, such as Hitler, the founder of Blackwater, and Saddam Hussein.

Does the series explore well-known historical facts?

No, it dives in past the cliff notes to expose bizarre realities and lesser-known details about these figures.

When did Behind the Bastards premiere?

The series premiered in 2018.

Why are the subjects of the show fascinating?

The synopsis notes that bad guys and gals are eternally fascinating compared to more standard historical figures.

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