The Crash (Netflix documentary)
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The Crash (Netflix documentary) has come up in 5 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including Serialously with Annie Elise, The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Annie EliseTrue crime podcaster and host of Serialously and 10 to Life
Elise says Netflix documentaries are usually made by third-party producers, so Netflix may not know what was left out.
“It's not Netflix who outright produces these and like puts the storyboard together. It's usually third parties who then sell it to Netflix”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 403: Mackenzie’s Cringey Jail Calls, TikToker & Her Dad Plan Murder, & Katie Price Missing Husband (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 5:11
Elise said Shirilla's ER blood sample from the morning of the crash was ordered discarded and never tested.
“the physician ordered that it be thrown away. So it was never tested”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 52:43
Elise argued that Netflix omitted damaging details about Shirilla because it had secured interviews with her and her parents.
“It's because they were able to secure an interview with her parents and with Mackenzie”
Serialously with Annie Elise: 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty (May 21, 2026) · Listen from 49:45
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons said feature-length true crime documentaries like The Crash are generating as much conversation as any TV show.
“from a water cooler standpoint, it feels like true crime documentaries are hitting as hard as any TV show”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Knicks Land a Haymaker, With Doc Rivers. Plus, a Mini-Mailbag, the End of 'Euphoria,' and a Movies Resurgence With Joanna Robinson and Chris Ryan. (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:52:56
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Serialously with Annie Elise · 3 episodes
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
Episodes
407: Mackenzie & Her Dad’s Creepy Texts, Plus Her Weird Jail Calls with Mom | Mackenzie ShirillaSerialously with Annie Elise · Jun 5, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Annie Elise plays Mackenzie Shirilla's jail calls with her parents and weighs in on viral speculation about text messages between Mackenzie and her father.
The Knicks Land a Haymaker, With Doc Rivers. Plus, a Mini-Mailbag, the End of 'Euphoria,' and a Movies Resurgence With Joanna Robinson and Chris Ryan.The Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 4, 2026 · 2 h 5 min
Bill Simmons and Doc Rivers break down the Knicks' Game 1 NBA Finals win over the Spurs, then Simmons answers mailbag questions and discusses Euphoria's finale and TV versus movies with Joanna Robinson and Chris Ryan.
Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly talks with law professor Victoria Burke about Blake Lively's fee bid, then with the MK True Crime hosts about the Karmelo Anthony trial, Mackenzie Shirilla, and Henry Nowak.
403: Mackenzie’s Cringey Jail Calls, TikToker & Her Dad Plan Murder, & Katie Price Missing HusbandSerialously with Annie Elise · May 28, 2026 · 60 min
Annie Elise and co-host Amy discuss Mackenzie Shirilla's jail calls, the Isak Andic death probe, an influencer's alleged murder-for-hire plot, and Katie Price's missing husband.
- 401: Disney Cruise Busted, Missing Scientist & Makayla Settles’ Dad Pleads Guilty
Serialously with Annie Elise · May 21, 2026 · 55 min
Annie Elise and guest Amy Colette review true crime headlines: the Makayla Settles plea, Kouri Richins' sentencing, Murdaugh's retrial, Disney cruise CSAM arrests, and Melissa Casias.