Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

In the early hours of a polar vortex, Empire actor Jussie Smollett is assaulted in Chicago by two Trump supporters shouting racial and homophobic epithets. The world condemns the attack, but local police and journalists already know: none of it is true.

Jussie Smollett turns himself in on 16 counts of lying to police and the world asks, why? What circumstances led a talented young actor and rising star political activist to stage a fake hate crime with himself as the victim?

For the first time, the Osundairo brothers return to the scene of the crime to walk through the events of that fateful night. Meanwhile Jussie Smolletts journey through the criminal justice system comes to an end with a shocking twist.