Worst Roommate Ever

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Worst Roommate Ever
Genre Docu-series
Directed byDomini Hofmann
StarringJohn Cabrera
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Running time39–62 min
Production company Blumhouse Television
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) 
present (present)

Worst Roommate Ever is a 2022 Netflix docuseries which features four stories about roommates with malevolent and sometimes violent intentions who turn the lives of their unsuspecting victims into real-life nightmares. [1] [2] In May 2024, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. [3]

Contents

Cases

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date [4] Running time
1"Call Me Grandma"Domini HofmannMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)49 min
A woman known as Dorothea Puente runs a boarding house for those less fortunate, but her seeming benevolence belies darker motives.
2"Be Careful of the Quiet Ones"Domini HofmannMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)45 min
After college student Maribel Ramos goes missing, detectives turn their focus on her roommate, K.C. Joy, the last person to have seen her alive.
3"Marathon Man"Domini HofmannMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)62 min
Charismatic athlete Youssef Khater commits fraud across several countries -- a series of schemes culminating in violent attacks on multiple people.
4"Roommate Wanted - Part 1"Domini HofmannMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)39 min
Former roommates of "serial squatter" Jamison Bachman discuss how this dark, dangerous man conned his way into their homes and refused to leave.
5"Roommate Wanted - Part 2"Domini HofmannMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)41 min
Jamison Bachman's former roommates recount the steps they took to try to force him from their homes, his retaliations and the saga's tragic end.

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