Netflix documentary to delve into hoax of German Shepherd worth $400 million trends now
An upcoming Netflix docuseries plans to delve into the bizarre hoax perpetuated by an Italian pharmaceutical heir who claimed his dog Gunther VI controlled a fortune worth $400 million.
The newly released trailer for Gunther's Millions, a four-part series set for release on February 1, teases fresh revelations into the long-running prank masterminded by Maurizio Mian.
The trailer released on Monday hints at revelations about a 'cult-like' home filled with attractive young people who 'worked' for the dog, and includes Mian's outlandish new claim that Gunther VI is a clone.
For decades, Mian claimed to work for a family line of German Shepherds, all named Gunther, while using the ruse to attract press coverage and promote his various real estate deals and ventures.
In Mian's tale of the dogs, the Gunthers are supposedly supported by a multi-million dollar trust set up by German countess Karlotta Liebenstein when she died in 1992 to care for her dog, Gunther III, and his progeny.
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An upcoming Netflix docuseries delves into the long-running hoax perpetrated by Maurizio Mian (above), who claimed his dog Gunther VI controlled a fortune of $400 million
There is no evidence that Liebenstein ever existed, and Mian told an Italian newspaper in 1995 the countess 'was just an invention to publicize the philosophy' of his foundation.
However, Mian at other points has claimed his confessions about the countess are the real hoax and the fairy tales about the dog are, in fact real.
In the upcoming Netflix docuseries, executive producers Aurelien Leturgie and Emilie Dumay seek to get to the truth behind Mian's tales.
A statement from Netflix says the show will offer 'never-before-seen archival material' as well as 'intimate and sometimes shocking conversations with Mian and the rest of Gunther's longtime associates.'
'Over the past 30 years, Mian has built an empire on behalf of his canine boss, including glamorous real estate purchases, controversial social experiments, and one of the biggest tax fraud schemes of all time,' the statement said.
'It's a fairy tale both beautiful and bizarre, and naturally, questions abound,' said Netflix.
Mian claimed Gunther VI lived a life of luxury, enjoying private planes and yachts
The trailer teases revelations about a house filled with 'fantastic looking' human companions for Gunther VI who were under 24-hour surveillance and were 'encouraged to have sex'
The trailer released on Monday shows snippets of interviews with several of Gunther VI's 'employees' and other human associates
Some journalists were duped by Mian's story that Gunther VI purchased a home from Madonna for $7.5 million in 2000. The home was purchased by a
