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Untold: The Fall of Favre — a new documentary about the controversies surrounding former NFL star Brett Favre — is already a big hit on Netflix.
Brett Favre, of course, is the iconic former NFL quarterback who led to the Green Bay Packers to NFL championship in 1997 with a win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, Favre played for 20 seasons in the NFL with the Falcons, Packers, New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.
Untold: The Fall of Favre debuted on Netflix on Tuesday, and as of this publication, the platform indicates that it is already the No. 1 on the list of the top 10 most-viewed movies on Netflix in the U.S.
Viewing numbers for Untold: The Fall of Favre will be released next Tuesday, when Netflix posts its weekly Top 10 U.S. and Global Movies charts.
The official summary for Untold: The Fall of Favre reads, “Super Bowl champion. Three-time NFL MVP. Hall of Famer. But that’s not the whole story. This tell-all documentary unravels quarterback Brett Favre’s legacy and pattern of unchecked behavior, including an explicit text message scandal and his involvement in a massive welfare fraud scheme that shocked the nation.”
The texting scandal alluded to in the Netflix summary of Untold: The Fall of Favre involved former New York Jets gameday host Jenn Sterger after Favre joined the team in 2008; while the Mississippi welfare fraud scheme allegations were made against the three-time NFL MVP in 2020.
Favre, 55, retired from the NFL in 2010 after speading two seasons with the Vikings. He was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2016 and revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
For viewers who don’t have the streaming service, Netflix offers an ad-based package for $7.99 per month, where content can be viewed on two supported devices and an ad-free package for $17.99 per month for two supported devices.
Additionally, the streamer offers an ad-free package for $24.99 per month for four supported devices in 4K Ultra HD.
‘The Fall Of Favre’ Is Third ‘Untold’ Documentary To Be Released In May
The release of Untold: The Fall of Favre follows the release of two other Untold documentaries in May: Untold: Shooting Guards about NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton on May 6 and Untold: The Liver King about social media influencer Brian Johnson on May 13.
Debuting in 2021, Netflix’s Untold documentaries on Netflix have previously chronicled stories about the likes of former Olympic star Caitlyn Jenner, social media influencer and boxer Jake Paul, and former college football star and NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel.
Considering Brett Favre’s legendary status in the NFL, there are surprisingly few reviews of Untold: The Fall of Brett Favre to date.
Journalist Scooby Axson of USA Today summarized his analysis of the hour-long film by writing, “The documentary goes through its paces and does its job to hold a viewer’s attention, but if you are looking for mind-changing, thought-provoking content, this isn’t it.”
Untold: The Fall of Favre is new on Netflix.
5/21/2025: A previous version of this story noted that the allegations of welfare fraud were made against Brett Favre were in 2022. They were actually in 2020 and the year has been corrected.
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