In January, Netflix and Hulu both launched documentaries on the demise of the Fyre Festival, a deluxe and exclusive music festival geared toward millennials that appeared to blow Coachella and Burning Man out of the water. Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland promoted the seemingly groundbreaking event through an elaborate smoke and mirrors act involving social media influencers like models Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, luxury lodging on a private island in the Bahamas previously owned by Pablo Escobar and a musical lineup that included acts such as Major Lazer and Blink 182. After spending thousands of dollars on what appeared to be the festival of a lifetime, attendees arrived to the Bahamas location (which was not a private island) and were greeted by yellow school buses, bagged lunches and accommodations that included emergency tents remaining from a recent hurricane.

Coverage of the failed event immediately went viral as guests blasted their disappointment and frustration on social media, which led to an onslaught of negative press coverage and humiliating memes. But what transpired went far beyond a PR nightmare for the Fyre team. What ultimately resulted from this catastrophe was a $100 million class action lawsuit against McFarland and the rapper Ja Rule (a co-founder of the festival) for fraud, breach of contract and numerous other claims. McFarland also faced federal wire fraud charges and was sentenced to six years in prison for the scheme, which he is currently serving.