As far as genres go, Netflix has long known that the docudrama can be a dangerous, rickety thrill ride. Hits like Monster, Narcos, and The Crown generate subscriptions and cultural cachet, but taking creative liberties with real lives can invite defamation claims. And, as executives are keenly aware, each suit breeds more litigation. Netflix’s Jinny Howe, recently promoted to oversee scripted programming in the U.S. and Canada, insisted in a deposition earlier this year, “We believe it’s very important when you are taking on a docudrama that is portraying real people that we’re not acting in a way that is deliberately irresponsible or, you know, portraying them negatively. Facts do matter.”