The explosive lawsuit brought by Jane Doe — the former Cornell University student who alleges she was drugged and raped at the school’s Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024 — has sparked widespread protests and a fervent national debate about how colleges and universities handle sexual assault.
Now, a new installment of Instadocs travels to the center of that fallout as the story continues to unfold. Here’s everything to know about Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell, premiering Oct. 29.
With firsthand accounts from the editors of the student newspaper The Cornell Daily Sun, other Cornell students, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and Jane Doe’s attorney, the newest installment of the documentary series examines the often flawed systems that investigate students’ claims of sexual assault. These include campus police and Title IX, the process at most US universities for reporting and investigating accusations of sexual misconduct. Generations of students have turned to these systems for protection and due process. Jane Doe tried both, and the outcry over her case has pressed the question: Are the systems delivering on their promise?
The documentary premieres on Oct. 29.
Jane Doe v. Cornell. Cornell Daily Sun Reporter Cereese Qusba, left, and Sophia Dasser, editor-in-chief, take report during the student assembly on Sexual Violence held at Cornell University amid the Chi Phi Lawsuit.
The documentary features interviews with:
Instadocs is Netflix’s quick-turn documentary series that moves at the speed of the story and arrives at the height of the conversation. Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell is the fifth installment in the series, following Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted, The Prediction Games, The Decoy Plane, and AI Gone Wild, all available to stream now. Learn more about the series here.
Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell is produced by Words + Pictures. Steve Yaccino serves as showrunner. Executive producers are Josh Tyrangiel, Connor Schell, Yaccino, Libby Geist, Aaron Cohen, and Alexa Conway, with supervising producers Amel Guettatfi and Rakhee Jethwa.
