Haunted is a paranormal pseudo-documentary developed by Propagate. The anthology series focuses on horror stories in which individuals or groups of people talk about their paranormal experience. The six-episode first season premiered on Netflix on October 19, 2018. Season 2 was released on Netflix on October 11, 2019. Season 3 was released on Netflix on May 14, 2021.
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Controversy
Since its premiere, the legitimacy of the events portrayed in the program have been accused by viewers as being either highly exaggerated or entirely fictional due to unexplained plot holes and extreme violent crimes with no corroborating evidence to back up their existence, such as news media coverage or statements from the police.
Many of the stories featured in the series also resemble popular horror films released prior to the alleged date on which the events occurred. Others describe scenarios that are medically implausible. In the first episode, the story teller describes being revived by a defibrillator after having been medically dead from dehydration and heat stroke. Episode 2, "The Slaughterhouse", features a woman recounting the story of her serial killer parents. However, despite many people searching for any reference, police report, or news story relating to these events, no evidence was found to support it, leading many to question the show's "true story" claims. It has a 2020 spin-off- Haunted: Latin America.