Directed by Gagan Rehill, the Netflix doc features never-before-seen footage and new interviews with key players in Smollett’s complicated case, including brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who famously claimed they were hired to attack the actor.

More than six years after Jussie Smollett was accused of falsely reporting a hate crime attack in Chicago, the former “Empire” actor and his case are back in the spotlight. Netflix documentary “The Truth About Jussie Smollett” is set to hit the streamer on Friday, Aug. 22 and feature interviews from those involved in the case and Smollett himself.