Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025) – Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date & Where to Watch the Small-Town Scandal Unfold

Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, peels back the digital curtain on a terrifying case of cyberbullying and deceit. Directed by Skye Borgman (Girl in the Picture, Abducted in Plain Sight), this gripping film premieres August 29, 2025, promising a shocking twist that will leave viewers questioning everything they thought they knew.

📅 Release Date: August 29, 2025

📺 Streaming on: Netflix

🎭 Genre: True Crime / Documentary

⏳ Runtime: To be announced

📩 It All Started with One Message

A teenage girl and her boyfriend receive a single disturbing text from a blocked number. At first, it feels like a cruel prank. But soon, the harassment escalates—threats, taunts, and intimate details only someone close to them could know. For months, the couple is trapped in a nightmare where their every move seems to be watched.

🏫 A Town on Edge

As the cyberbullying intensifies, fear spreads through the small community. Parents worry their children could be next, while friends turn into suspects. The line between victim and perpetrator blurs as paranoia grips the town.

🕵️ The Investigation Unravels the Unthinkable

When authorities finally dig deeper, the truth detonates like a bombshell. The identity behind the “unknown number” is not what anyone expected—and the motive is even more disturbing. Borgman’s signature storytelling style turns the case into a haunting reminder of how the digital age can twist trust, relationships, and reality itself.

🎬 Behind the Documentary

Produced by Ross M. Dinerstein and Rebecca Evans, with executive producers Ross Girard, Tom Forman, David Metzler, Justin Sprague, and Alysia Sofios, Unknown Number comes from Campfire Studios in association with Terminal B TV. Known for uncovering hidden truths behind seemingly simple cases, Borgman once again delivers a documentary that grips from the first frame to the final reveal.