"Titan Went Down: How the Thirst for Fame and Madness Destroyed the Dream of the Deep"

Diving to the bottom of the ocean is not just a metaphor for life’s failures. Sometimes, it’s literally the story of five people who set off on an underwater adventure… and never came back. If you thought “Saw” or “Chernobyl” were the peak of horror, get ready: Netflix is releasing a documentary that will wipe the smile off your face and send chills under your skin.

Diving to the bottom of the ocean is not just a metaphor for life’s failures. Sometimes, it’s literally the story of five people who set off on an underwater adventure… and never came back. If you thought “Saw” or “Chernobyl” were the peak of horror, get ready: Netflix is releasing a documentary that will wipe the smile off your face and send chills under your skin.

Starting June 11, the streaming platform premieres Titan: The OceanGate Disaster — a film about how the chase for depth and social media likes ended in a sudden implosion. Not metaphorical — literal.

In 2023, a company called OceanGate decided to organize an underwater voyage to the Titanic wreck for super-rich clients. On board was the submersible “Titan,” which critics say was literally built from makeshift materials with a “maybe it will work” kind of inspiration. Spoiler: it didn’t. The craft imploded at depth, instantly killing everyone inside. Five people. Five lives. One insane idea.

The creepiest thing isn’t the footage from the deep. It’s the line from the trailer: “It was mathematically inevitable.” And a former colleague who says on camera, “I thought Stockton Rush was borderline psychotic.” This is no longer just a technical failure. It’s a portrait of megalomania fueled by thirst for fame and a severe lack of common sense.