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What is Running With The Devil on Netflix about and when is it released?-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
The new documentary follows John McAfee, filmed while he was on the run.
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Many will recognise the name John McAfee as the man behind anti-virus computer protection software, but a new Netflix documentary follows the real McAfee as a man on the run from murder.
Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee follows the man behind one of the most successful pieces of computer software of all time after he fled when police sought him for questioning about the murder of his neighbour – and he took a film crew with him.
With clips showing McAfee on the run, viewers witness what really happened as he became increasingly paranoid and detached from reality.
In 2012, Belize police searched for McAfee as a person of interest in the death of Gregory Faull who, at the time, was McAfee’s neighbour.
He was later arrested in Guatemala for illegally entering the country, and was eventually released and deported to the United States in 2012.
In 2015, McAfee announced a bid for president of the United States, before trying again in 2020.
Later that year, he was arrested in Spain on US tax evasion charges, and less than a year later, he was found dead in his jail cell due to an apparent suicide.
The documentary follows McAfee as he’s on the run (Picture: REUTERS)
What is Running With The Devil on Netflix about?
The Netflix documentary synopsis reads: ‘He’s the original computer genius gone rogue, inventor of one of the most successful (and most hated) pieces of software of all time: McAfee Anti-Virus. At his peak, John McAfee was worth $100 million.
‘But when his neighbour was murdered, McAfee went on the run – and invited a film crew with him.
He made a bid for President twice (Picture: FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
‘With access to hundreds of hours of never-before-broadcast footage of McAfee as he’s pursued by the authorities, this is the definitive story of a larger-than-life character, a man who ran for President, escaped from prison multiple times, and claimed to have hacked the world.’
The documentary hears McAfee’s paranoia that he’s being followed and chased, speaks to his ex-girlfriend and his widow, and follows him through the arrests.
From showing him trying on wigs to go under disguise, to filming him being arrested in Guatemala, the documentary uncovers what it was really like while he was on the run.
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When is Running With The Devil released?
The film launches on Netflix tomorrow, August 24, at 8am.
And from the looks of the trailer, it promises to be a wild ride.
Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee hits Netflix on August 24.
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