The Jerry Springer Show, the long-running daytime talk show that was synonymous with brawls, strippers and all sorts of other crazy situations, is getting the documentary treatment.

Netflix has ordered Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, which will go behind the scenes of the syndicated show and explore how it became one of the most outrageous hits of the 90s.

The two-part series, which will be released on January 7, comes from Minnow Films, which was behind Netflix’s Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal and Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. It is directed by Luke Sewell, who previously directed Netflix’s Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King.

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action will feature first-hand testimony from show insiders, including producers and former guests and will reveal the murkier picture behind the entertainment façade of the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible,...