Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal

The mildly interesting docuseries offers a few new insights into what is already a well-documented story about the Ashley Madison Agency and the fallout from getting its membership data stolen and released to the public. But Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal approaches the subject matter from the point of view of the company's former technophiles who view the digital platform as a business like any other; that contrasts with the stories of U.S. Southern Christians whose lives were left in ruins because their partners used it. As a way of balancing the tales of the regretful and brokenhearted, the series also features married couple Rob and Stephanie, who happily use the site to pursue their extramarital interests.

Some of these conversations get a bit long-winded, but Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal increases the drama by also revealing some of the futile attempts made to identify and communicate with the hackers. It also references a few semi-famous people named in the data breach, including President Biden's son Hunter and Josh Taekman, husband of Real Housewives of New York City's Kristen Taekman. Though not the most illuminating of documentaries, it offers enough sensational (and sometimes tragic) information that folks still interested in the subject will find both informative and entertaining.