Name: Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King
Released: 2023-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

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Shedding light on former Spanish King Juan Carlos I's personal life and allegations of corruption and abuse of power - leading up to his abdication in 2014.

Documentary · 2023 · 45 min

Director Anne Von Petersdorff , Georg Tschurtschenthaler

EPISODE 1

Secret Safari

Juan Carlos I led Spain out of dictatorship into a modern state and was a popular king for years, but his reputation tumbled when pictures of a dead elephant and a German mistress went around the world.

43 min · 22 May 2023
EPISODE 2

Hidden Boxes

Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein is the focus of the Spanish secret service after her relationship with Juan Caros I ended.

44 min · 22 May 2023
EPISODE 3

Dirty Money

A transfer of 65 million euros to Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein raises numerous questions as to where Juan Carlos' money comes from.

45 min · 1 Aug 2023
EPISODE 4

Poisoned Gift

The recording of a conversation between Corinna and an ex-employee of the secret service is leaked. Juan Carlos must abdicate.

42 min · 8 Aug 2023