New True Crime Documentaries to Watch in June 2026
June’s lineup of new true crime documentaries dives into some of the genre’s most unsettling stories, from alleged cults and secretive religious communities to murder investigations and cases of manipulation and abuse.
Here are 5 true crime documentaries premiering in June 2026 that deserve a spot on your watchlist.
Bring Me the Beauties – June 1 (HBO Max)
Chronicles Hoyt Richards, who, at 16 years old, meets an enigmatic Manhattan socialite on a Nantucket beach and is pulled into his spiritual group, Eternal Values. Soon after, Richards ascends to fame as one of the first male supermodels of the 1980s. Eternal Values, the cult-like group, and its larger-than-life leader Frederick von Mierers, leveraged the glamorous world of 1980s New York to prey upon a community of young models and professionals, seducing them with his New Age cocktail of metaphysical and spiritual teachings, and entangling them in a web of fabrication and exploitation.
Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal – June 2 (Paramount+)
Hidden from the outside world, one of the most controversial Christian communities is finally exposed. Bound by obedience to God, Gloriavale is under siege — accusations of sexual abuse and cover-ups threaten their existence and their cult denial.
The Murder of Rachel Nickell – June 4 (Netflix)
A young mother is killed in broad daylight on London’s Wimbledon Common — in front of her toddler. This documentary examines the yearslong murder case.
Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise – June 10 (Investigation Discovery/HBO Max)
Pearadise promised safety and a utopia for plus‑size women. The sisterhood turns dark as allegations of assault and coercion spread among the women.
Maternal Instinct – June 12 (Netflix)
In a small East Texas town, a young woman from a wealthy family falls for a local hog trapper. Their relationship appears perfect and within months she’s pregnant and proudly showing off her baby bump all over social media. But when a state trooper pulls her over and discovers she has just given birth in her car, her story quickly falls apart, exposing the truth behind a terrifying and unthinkable crime.
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