A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Epstein Files on July 23, 2025 in New York City; author Julie K. Brown's 'Perversion of Justice: the Jeffrey Epstein Story' Adam Gray/Getty Images; Amazon Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Nearly six years after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, the disgraced billionaire is back in the headlines amid mounting pressure for President Donald Trump to release the Epstein files. Among them is former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon, who recently revealed an in-the-works docuseries about Epstein culled from video footage that was originally from a planned sit-down interview meant to rehab his public image. (The Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department in May told Trump that his name appeared in the Epstein files. The DOJ earlier this month released a memo saying there was no evidence of a so-called "client list," and CNN notes that Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, whose investigative series led to the arrest of Epstein and his longtime confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell, also supports that there's no evidence of such a list.) During his second presidential campaign, Trump promised MAGA supporters he would release the files related to his former friend, who was awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking of underage girls and women when he died after hanging himself on Aug. 10, 2019. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of helping Epstein, and is the only other person to be arrested and convicted in connection with the case. On July 17, the WSJ revealed a birthday letter book compiled by Ghislaine for Epstein containing messages from Trump, former President Bill Clinton, fashion designer Vera Wang and billionaire Leon Black, among others. Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against News Corp. for defamation and named former ally Rupert Murdoch in the complaint. Epstein was first investigated in 2005 after the parents of a 14-year-old girl alleged that he paid her for a massage at his mansion in Palm Beach, Fla. In 2007, a federal draft indictment was submitted with 60 criminal cases against the New York financier. Then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta agreed to drop the investigation if Epstein pled guilty to state charges of soliciting prostitution, registered as a sex offender and set up a fund for victims to pay out damages. (In 2019, Acosta stepped down as U.S. Secretary of Labor due to criticism of how he handled the case.) Epstein ultimately served 13 months as part of the 2008 plea deal and was allowed to leave for 12 hours a day to work at his foundation. He also settled several civil lawsuits with victims, including with one of his most vocal accusers, Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April. Since the convicted sex offender's arrest and death, numerous documentaries and books have explored how he used his wealth and power to evade federal prosecution for so long and receive a lenient plea deal and federal immunity. A new report from Wired found that nearly three minutes were cut out from the FBI's Epstein prison video, further fueling conspiracy theories that his suicide was a murder cover-up. Keep reading for some of the documentaries, TV episodes and books that delve into Epstein's life, crimes and death. 'Surviving Jeffrey Epstein' [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1xEv8ZXFU?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg and part of Lifetime's Stop Violence Against Women initiative, Surviving Jeffrey Epstein was released in 2020 and includes interviews with survivors - including the late Virginia Giuffre - who recount how they were lured as young teenagers by female recruiters to Epstein's private island. The four-episode docuseries also covers the arrest of alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. All four episodes of Surviving Jeffrey Epstein are available to stream for free with an Amazon Prime membership or a Prime Video subscription. Stream Surviving Jeffrey Epstein online: Apple TV, Prime Video 'Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich' Image Credit: NETFLIX Adapted from James Patterson's New York Times bestselling book, Netflix's four-part Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich limited series features interviews with survivors, who recount how the late financier exploited them in a "pyramid scheme" run from his Palm Beach mansion. The 2020 docuseries also explores how he acquired the fortune that afforded him the wealth and power to get away with his abuses and the "unprecedented" lenient plea deal in his state charges of soliciting prostitution. Stream Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich online: Netflix Prince Andrew and the Jeffr