Official Netflix Trailer for “Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing” [VIDEO]

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing Premieres April 9, 2025

Billions of views. Millions of dollars. Hundreds of accusations. This explosive docuseries explores the shadowy world of child influencers, honing in on the disturbing allegations of abuse surrounding popular internet celebrity Piper Rockelle and her momager Tiffany Smith.

Piper Rockelle is a massively popular YouTuber who rose to internet stardom staging elaborate pranks, competing in absurd challenges, and making soapy “crush content” with her Squad of carefully cast “friends.” Bad Influence goes behind the glitz and glamor to reveal Piper’s former Squad mates’ harrowing stories of exploitation, cult-like manipulation, and abuse at the hands of Piper’s momager, Tiffany Smith. Through their stories, this three-part documentary series exposes the dark realities of social media fame and the fight to protect the next generation of creators from exploitation.

Directors: Jenna Rosher and Kief Davidson

Executive Producers: Kief Davidson and Nile Cappello

Co-Executive Producers: Lauren Gerber and Rachel Libert

Producer: Giampiero Ambrosi

Production Company: Decoy Productions

Format: Doc Series (3 x 50-min episodes)

Watch on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728890