Series synopsis
Social Media Monsters is a British documentary crime television series that premiered on Channel 4 on October 6, 2025.
Social Media Monsters examines serious crimes where social media played a significant role, meeting victims, friends and families, and gaining insight from police, psychologists and other experts
Premise
Social Media Monsters examines serious crimes where social media played a significant role, meeting victims, friends and families, and gaining insight from police, psychologists and other experts
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 6, 2025 | January 12, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When 15-year-old Holly Newton split up with Logan MacPhail, he hacked her social media accounts, tracked her movements and brutally attacked her. Can the police prove the attack was premeditated? |
October 6, 2025 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When businesswoman Justine Wright lets an employee go, it sparks a decade-long stalking campaign against Justine and others |
October 13, 2025 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Teenager Joe Dix was groomed on social media by a county lines gang. Despite his parents' attempts to get him out of drug-dealing, he kept getting pulled back in, with tragic consequences. |
October 20, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 6, 2025 |
| Last aired | January 12, 2026 |
| Status | continue |