Young Thug trial doc reportedly headed to Netflix, per judge

A Young Thug trial documentary is reportedly on its way to Netflix, and a judge connected to the case is the one spilling.

Judge Whitaker said on the ClassE program "What You Need to Know" with YouTuber Erik Harmon earlier this week that a documentary is in the works with Netflix and Passion Pictures, per 11Alive. FOX 5 Atlanta and 11Alive both ran stories on it Thursday, Oct. 15.

What the judge says

Whitaker told Harmon she was interviewed for about four or five hours and "discussed things about my involvement in the case," per 11Alive. She said she believes it will be released next year.

She also said she signed an exclusivity agreement with the filmmakers, so she can't discuss the case with media outlets for now. Yahoo reports she said Passion Pictures tried to interview as many people tied to the long proceedings as possible, but she hasn't seen any other footage.

Per 11Alive, Whitaker lost her re-election bid this year for Fulton County Superior Court, then was appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Title, length and crew (unconfirmed)

Yahoo reports the film is titled Young Thug on Trial. Yahoo and Aceshowbiz report it runs about 90 minutes and is directed by Shianne Brown. Those details come from social media blog Kurrco on X. Per Yahoo's reporting, Kari Lia and Hamish Fergusson are executive producers.

Official or not?

The reports don't agree. 11Alive says neither Passion Pictures nor Netflix has officially announced the project, and that it isn't on Netflix's 2027 release lists. Rolling Out, however, wrote Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Netflix has officially announced it. We couldn't reconcile the two, so treat the title and timing as reported, not confirmed.

It's unclear exactly when the documentary might be released.