Humanity goes to the canines in Netflix’s weird new documentary

Welp, we’ve had a superb run, mates. I’m not saying the world has gone to the canines, however Netflix‘s Gunther’s Hundreds of thousands trailer exhibits us heading in that course. I don’t know whether or not I ought to cling my head in disgrace for humanity or get down on all fours and suggest to a canine value $400 million {dollars}. I discover myself on this place doing horrible issues to my mind, and it’s solely Tuesday.

In Netflix’s Gunther’s Hundreds of thousands trailer, we meet Gunther VI, “a canine residing within the lap of luxurious. He travels on personal planes, eats gold-flaked steaks for dinner, and surrounds himself with a glamorous entourage of spokesmodels and entertainers. He’s additionally a German shepherd,” says Netflix’s official description. “Because the legend goes, Gunther’s great-grandfather was initially owned by a mysterious countess whose son died tragically. Having no heirs, the countess bequeathed her appreciable fortune to her beloved canine. She positioned him within the care of her son’s shut good friend, an Italian pharmaceutical inheritor and aspiring impresario named Maurizio Mian. Over the previous 30 years, Mian has constructed an empire on behalf of his canine boss, together with glamorous actual property purchases, controversial social experiments, and one of many largest tax fraud schemes of all time.” It’s a fairy story, each lovely and weird, and I must lie down. My head hurts. I really like canines as a lot as the subsequent canine lover, however this trailer makes me concern for our species.

On this whirlwind of a four-part investigative documentary collection, government producers Aurelien Leturgie and Emilie Dumay crisscross the globe in quest of solutions, having access to never-before-seen archival materials and sitting down for intimate and generally surprising conversations with Mian and the remainder of Gunther’s longtime associates in hopes of understanding the sophisticated fact behind the world’s wealthiest pet. Wait till you get to the half about cloning. Sure, cloning shenanigans! Are you not entertained?

Who desires to affix a canine cult? Do you need to be a tick on Gunther’s ass? I might go on, however actually, I’m at a loss. I’m going above and past for my cat each day, so I perceive the compulsion to dote on certainly one of nature’s most opulent creations. Nonetheless, turning into part of some twisted social experiment with a canine on the head of the desk strikes me as a grim actuality. What do you consider Netflix’s Gunther’s Hundreds of thousands trailer? How far would you go to dwell in paradise alongside a canine that makes Richie Wealthy‘s pooch, Greenback, appear to be sofa change? Tell us within the feedback under.