Netflix has just dropped a political thriller that fans claim is an ‘absolute must see’
19:43, 27 Dec 2025Updated 20:37, 27 Dec 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh dives into his biggest stories in Cover-Up (Image: Netflix )
Netflix viewers have been urged to tune into a new documentary that has been dubbed ‘the most important film of the year’.
Cover-Up landed on the streaming platform on Boxing Day, competing with the likes of Stranger Things season five, and it has quickly caught viewers’ attention.
The documentary is just under two hours long, with every second focusing on Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.
The 88-year-old American journalist was a key figure in exposing government cover-ups during his heyday.
Netflix’s synopsis states: “Cover-Up is a political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.
“Urgent and deeply reported, Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence — revealing a cycle of impunity in the U.S. military and intelligence agencies.”
The documentary largely covers Seymour Hersh’s reports on the My Lai massacre (Image: Netflix )
It adds: “Drawing on exclusive access to Hersh’s notes, and interweaving primary documents and archival footage, Cover-Up captures the power and process of investigative journalism.”
The film was directed by famed documentarian Laura Poitras who won an Oscar for her 2014 film, Citizenfour.
Hersh himself leads this deep-dive on his career, narrating the truth behind some of his biggest stories. The film largely covers his investigation and reports on the 1968 My Lai massacre, in which US soldiers murdered hundreds of civilians in Vietnam.
The reporter looks back on how he stumbled upon the government cover-up and reveals how covering the devastating story impacted him.
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Following its premiere, Cover-Up has received a stellar 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from 41 reviews.
The Arts Desk shared a glowing five-star rating, but offered viewers a stern warning.
They wrote: “Anybody interested in the history of modern America needs to check out this documentary, though a strong stomach may be needed.”
It has been hailed as the best documentary of the year(Image: Netflix )
Meanwhile, social media users have been raving about the ‘masterpiece’ documentary.
One wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Please everyone watch this,” someone else dubbed it as the “most important film of the year.”
A third fan shared: “The best documentary of the year, the pure masterpiece, absolute must see !!!”
And another viewer chimed in: “One of the best documentaries of the year, COVER-UP, is now streaming on @netflix!”
Meanwhile, others pointed out one flaw with the documentary. “It was good but needed to be an hour longer lol,” penned one.
Cover-Up is streaming now on Netflix.
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