It follows the rise and fall of the television program To Catch a Predator, which aired on NBC from 2004 to 2007.
David Osit wanted to make a documentary revolving around To Catch a Predator after finding a fan community on Reddit, which included raw and unaired footage.
[1] Osit additionally wanted to explore copycat versions of the show made by other people.
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
In his Critic's Pick review for IndieWire, David Ehrlich referred to the film as "raw and riveting",[5] and Variety critic Guy Lodge wrote, "Osit’s brilliant, subtly needling film leaves us unnerved and alert, but not certain of our convictions -- an outcome, perhaps, that more true-crime programming should pursue.