'World's Most Wanted': Release date, plot, trailer and all you need to know about the true crime docuseries on Netflix

Here's all you need to know about Netflix's 'World's Most Wanted' and the top five most wanted criminals in the world the show features
PUBLISHED AUG 4, 2020
(Netflix)
(Netflix)

Netflix has been intent on churning out crime docu-series this year, which has also included the 'Killer Inside - The Mind of Aaron Hernandez', 'Unsolved Mysteries' and 'Tiger King'. And now the latest addition is 'World's Most Wanted', which is a close look at how five of the world's most dangerous criminals are still at large, and how cops intend to catch hold of them and put them behind bars for good. Here's all you need to know about the show.

Release date

'World's Most Wanted' will release on Netflix on August 5.

Details

The official synopsis reads, "Suspected of heinous crimes, they've avoided capture, despite massive rewards and global investigations. A docuseries profiling the world's most wanted." The criminals include:

Félicien Kabuga: A Rwandan businessman who was arrested this year, for his alleged bankrolling of the country’s horrific genocide in 1994. 

Matteo Messina Denaro: He has been on the hitlist since 1993 and is considered the unchallenged boss of all bosses within the Italian mafia. He has been on the run and is accused of having connections with the murders of 50 people, including a series of car bomb attacks that killed 10 people including two prosecutors.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada:  He is a suspected Mexican drug lord and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, which is one of the world's most powerful drug-trafficking organizations. 

Samantha Lewthwaite: Known as the 'White Widow', she is linked to the  London bombings and is one of the world's most wanted terrorists. She is allegedly connected to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, and is said to be responsible for the deaths of over 400 people. She has also been linked with terrorist attacks in Kenya. Her whereabouts are unknown. 

Semion Mogilevich: He is a Russian organized crime boss, and has been touted by government agencies as the "boss of bosses" of most Russian Mafia syndicates in the world. He has been charged with weapons trafficking, contract murders, extortion, drug trafficking and prostitution on an international scale.

Trailers

Here is the trailer for the Netflix series.



 

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