Fyre Pageant fraudster Billy McFarland again with new doc

Billy McFarland, the famed fraudster who went to jail for wire fraud over the Fyre Pageant fiasco, would be the topic of a brand-new documentary. This time round, it’s not a failed music pageant that made good on nearly zero guarantees however fairly a…treasure hunt within the Bahamas.

In response to Deadline, After the Fyre “will characteristic…disgraced entrepreneur [Billy McFarland] as he launches his subsequent enterprise enterprise and makes an attempt to pay again the $26 million {dollars} he nonetheless owes after scandalously defrauding traders, companions and attendees of the promised-but-botched luxurious music occasion that happened in 2017.”

Billy McFarland, who was launched from jail in March, has gone on to apologize for his fraudulent actions, saying, “I have to apologize. That’s the first and the very last thing that must be performed…I let folks down. I let down staff. I let down their households. I let down traders. I’m improper and it’s unhealthy.” He continued, “I feel the toughest factor for me is the belief that I violated and whether or not it was buddies, traders, or staff, folks gave up lots to attempt to make this occur…How do I name them now and look them within the eye after I allow them to down?”

For those who ditched streaming companies in 2019, each Hulu and Netflix had competing documentaries in regards to the incident: Fyre Fraud and Fyre: The Biggest Social gathering That By no means Occurred, respectively. And in case you don’t bear in mind simply how catastrophic the occasion was, right here’s a reminder:

Ample Leisure will produce whereas Fremantle will distribute. In a press release, co-founder Ari Mark mentioned the objectives of the corporate and the upcoming challenge. “We’re producing IP-driven, must-see content material that may resonate with viewers. After the Fyre is the proper instance of an in-house Ample manufacturing that’s each premium and broad.”

What do you consider the documentary pitch? Does Billy McFarland deserve a shot at redemption or the eye a brand new doc would give him? Tell us under!