Elon Musk Has NOT Signed a Deal for Netflix Biography Series

A viral claim circulating on social media alleges that Elon Musk has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series about his “turbulent journey.” The post has generated widespread attention across platforms such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). However, our investigation finds this claim to be false and unsupported by any credible evidence.

Social Media Posts

Recently, multiple social media posts widely shared online claim that Elon Musk has signed a multi-million dollar Netflix deal and is coming soon to the platform.

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Fact Check

No Evidence of a Netflix Deal

There are no reports from credible outlets, industry publications, or Netflix itself confirming such a $13.5 million agreement. A search of Netflix’s official announcements and entertainment news databases returns no evidence of a new Elon Musk series as of September, 2025. Instead, the story originated from an AI-generated article on a low-credibility website known for spreading fabricated stories.

Additionally, many viral posts sharing this claim included links in the comments section that redirected users to unreliable websites. This is a common tactic used to drive traffic to low-credibility or ad-heavy pages, further signaling that the claim lacks authenticity.

Past Netflix Content Featuring Elon Musk

Netflix has previously released documentaries and series involving Musk and his company SpaceX, including:

• Return to Space (2022), directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, following SpaceX’s mission to send NASA astronauts to the ISS .
• Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man, available on Netflix via third-party distributors.
• Elon Musk: Bloomberg Risk Takers: Another Netflix title highlighting Musk’s role in SpaceX and commercial space travel.
• Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (2021), a Netflix–SpaceX partnership documenting the first all-civilian spaceflight (Source).

These show that while Musk has featured in past Netflix content, there is no new confirmed deal.

A separate documentary titled Musk, directed by Alex Gibney, is currently in production. This project has been acquired by Bleecker Street for U.S. theatrical distribution and will subsequently stream on HBO Max, not Netflix, as confirmed by both Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.

Pattern of Fabricated “$13.5M Netflix Deals”

Similar false claims about a “$13.5 million Netflix deal for a 7-episode series” have circulated in relation to other celebrities. Fact-checking organizations such as Lead Stories have flagged this as a recurring misinformation template.

Fact Crescendo has also previously debunked an identical narrative involving Stephen Colbert, where posts falsely claimed he had also signed a $13.5 million Netflix deal. That case, like this one, was based on fabricated content with no basis in official announcements or credible reporting.

Conclusion

Based on our investigation, the claim that Elon Musk has signed a Netflix deal for a documentary series is false. There is no credible evidence supporting this claim from any reliable sources, including Netflix’s official announcements. This appears to be part of a pattern of similar fabricated stories using the same template and dollar amount to generate engagement on social media.