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UK TikTokers Mimic Netflix Docs, 13M-View Clip Goes Viral

7/27/2026

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Since late June, UK TikTok and Instagram Reels users have posted videos that imitate Netflix documentary openings.
The clips feature music and an “Are you ready?” line taken from the Aaron Hernandez trailer; Sophia Barchenkova’s version reached 13 million views.
Netflix documentary VP Adam Del Deo said the opening signals the subject-director relationship.
Netflix’s Instagram posted an empty-chair image captioned “about to sit down and watch all these documentaries.”

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Story summary

Since late June, UK TikTok and Instagram Reels users have posted videos that imitate Netflix documentary openings.
The clips feature music and an “Are you ready?” line taken from the Aaron Hernandez trailer; Sophia Barchenkova’s version reached 13 million views.
Netflix documentary VP Adam Del Deo said the opening signals the subject-director relationship.
Netflix’s Instagram posted an empty-chair image captioned “about to sit down and watch all these documentaries.”