'The Kings of Tupelo' on Netflix: Inside the True Crime Tale Too Wild to Be Real

Published 07/18/2025, 4:05 AM EDT

Beneath The Kings of Tupelo’s Southern charm and Elvis-inspired celebrations, a sequence of bizarre twists and larger-than-life personalities collide in a story that crashes everything one thinks one knows about small-town America. This is not just a chronicle of obsession; it is a feverish journey where music, suspicion, and danger intertwine to expose Tupelo’s haunting secrets.

Let Netflix peel back the curtain on a saga where loyalty and rivalry redefine the boundaries of belief.

Plot of The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga

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Before exploring deep into conspiracy and infamy, Tupelo’s everyday rituals honor the King like gospel, blending nostalgia with community pride. Paul Kevin Curtis, shaped by that reverence, joined forces with his brother Jack to create Double Trouble, an extraordinary double Elvis act that captured local hearts and set the stage for an improbable journey into darkness.

Yet destiny shifted dramatically when Paul Kevin Curtis stumbled upon unsettling evidence while working as a morgue caretaker. The discovery sent him spiraling into online theories and local rumors, ultimately casting a shadow over his once-ordinary existence. As suspicion grew, Curtis believed he had revealed a secret organ trafficking scheme, igniting paranoia and a bitter feud with powerful undertakers and politicians.

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As these suspicions escalate, witness how one man’s quest for truth echoes beyond the back roads of Mississippi. Meet the faces behind the wildest docuseries to hit television, all drawn from genuine events.

Cast of The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga

Every story needs unforgettable figures at its core, and this docuseries delivers them in spades. Paul Kevin Curtis emerges as a complex protagonist, a devoted Elvis fan and unlikely whistleblower whose life’s path is shaped by legend and controversy. Alongside him are Curtis’s brother Jack, political heavyweight Steve Holland, law enforcement officials, and a tangled web of Tupelo insiders, each playing their part in this reality-defying epic. Through candid confessions and wild accusations, the documentary reveals not just the bizarre journey of Paul Kevin Curtis, but the unhinged heart of a town obsessed with its myths.

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With an interesting cast, where can one watch the docuseries?

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Release date of The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga

Directed by Maclain and Chapman Way, Emmy winners known for Wild Wild Country and Untold, The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga landed on Netflix on December 11, 2024. This three-part docuseries reveals not just how far a man might go chasing shadows, but also how quickly Southern dreams and grievances can become national nightmares. Netflix always leaves a mark when the topic is about a three-part crime docuseries.

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Did you miss the docuseries that asks how far myth, rivalry, and obsession can spiral when the stakes become life and death? Let us know in the comments below!

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Soma Mitra

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Soma is a journalist at Netflix Junkie. With a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication, she brings production experience from documentary films like Chandua: Stories on Fabric. Covering the true crime and docu-drama beat, she turns psychological thrillers into sharp, audience-aware storytelling.

Edited By: Aliza Siddiqui

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