Diddy Do Itis the unofficial name for the upcoming Sean “Diddy” Combs documentary for Netflix, though news has been slow to roll out about the miniseries.Netflix is home to many great documentariesand docuseries, so adding the Diddy Combs documentary to their library makes perfect sense. It’s not the first Sean Combs documentary, withPeacock’sDiddy: The Making of a Bad Boycoming out in January 2025, and it’s unlikely to be the last documentary about the rap and hip-hop mogul, who was accused of sexual assault and misconduct crimes in 2023.
We will be referring to this unnamed Diddy Combs documentary asDiddy Do It, and just as the title remains unknown, a lot of the information regarding the documentary remains unveiled at this moment. Details are few and far between, though Combs' life has been revealed to be an incredibly deep well of ambition and crime that extends years into the past. We are still in the middle of this massive, possibly industry-defining court case, andhow much informationDiddy Do Itplans to include will help hint at what its possible release date could be.
Diddy Do It Latest News
Netflix Has Agreed to Partner With 50 Cent
The latest news forDiddy Do Itcame in September 2024, when50 Cent, or Curtis Jackson III, announced that Netflix was officially partnering with him on the documentary(viaVariety). In the same announcement, 50 Cent talked a bit more about the project and promised that proceeds from the documentary would go on to support sexual assault victims.
Diddy Do It Is Confirmed
50 Cent And Director Alex Stapleton Are Attached
Diddy Do Itwas first confirmed by 50 Cent in December 2023 (viaVariety). In July 2024, he announced he would be making the documentary series with Netflix and Emmy-winning filmmaker Alex Stapleton (viaTHR). Stapleton said,
“As partners, we share the same goal: to tell a story that is authentic, multilayered and deeply engaging for a global audience, which has followed and lived with this still-unfolding story for over 30 years.”
Netflix officially confirmed the project withVarietyin September 2024.
Diddy Do It Producers
If you’re not familiar with rap and hip-hop, you may be wondering why 50 Cent is making a Diddy documentary. 50 Cent and Diddy have had a longstanding beef with one another, before the allegations against Diddy came out. When it comes to making a movie about a contemporary artist, 50 said,
“It’s not uncomfortable for me to say what I said because I’ve been saying this shit for four years, five years. I been telling you, ‘I don’t fuck with him [Diddy]. I don’t like the way he moving. This is a little crazy. Everybody else is not going to be as comfortable as I am saying it.'”
50 Cent is not a fan of Diddy, and he never has been, but he’s a filmmaker and a documentarian, and when asked why he specifically should make the documentary, he said,
“I’m the only one from hip-hop culture that’s produced quality projects. We do have a lot of talent within our culture where the talent has developed a comfortability in front of the camera, so they’re usually a part of it as an actor or driving force of why someone would watch the project; not the behind-the-scenes production, producing the whole project, so there’s a difference.”
50 Cent sees himself apart from other similar artists, and for that reason, and his long distrust of Diddy, he considers himself the person most capable of making this series.
Diddy Do It Story Details
The Docuseries Will Span Decades
At the moment, there is no clear story outline forDiddy Do It, but 50 Cent and Stapleton have said about the series,
“This is a story with significant human impact. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far. We remain steadfast in our commitment to give a voice to the voiceless and to present authentic and nuanced perspectives. While the allegations are disturbing, we urge all to remember that Sean Combs’ story is not the full story of hip-hop and its culture. We aim to ensure that individual actions do not overshadow the culture’s broader contributions.”
It seems then thatDiddy Do Itwill be specifically about Combs, rather than how the hip-hop industry factored into these crimes. It’s also possible that the documentary explores the dangers of the music industry on a very wide scale, using Combs as just one example. This would make for a more “epic” story without specifically blaming rap and hip-hop.
