Netflix subscribers were eagerly awaiting the release of the new docuseries American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden, but the March 10 premiere didn’t happen, leaving many questioning the reason for the delay and when it will be available to stream.

On May 2, 2011, President Obama and his top officials watched on as Seal Team 6 invaded bin Laden’s compound in Abottabad, Pakistan, and fatally shot him. No Americans were lost in the mission. As Rob O’Neill of Seal Team 6 says in the doc, “We accepted death on this mission but it’s nice to live,” per Time.

Netflix failing to release an Osama Bin Laden documentary has left viewers threatening to cancel their subscriptions as no reason has been given yet

Netflix has pulled the third American Manhunt docu-series from its schedule after initially being set for a March 10th release. A new release date has yet to be set, although we’re informed it’s still on the way.

Netflix subscribers were angered when the highly anticipated three-part documentary, American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, failed to release on its scheduled date of March 10. Various theories for the delay have arisen,

Netflix subscribers were frustrated when the documentary American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden did not premiere on the scheduled release date of March 10, 2025. The documentary's release date has been postponed without a clear explanation from Netflix.

After many failed attempts to locate Bin Laden, US officials began to trace who was in his inner circle. They discovered that a man named Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti was acting as his courier. In the summer of 2010, there was a breakthrough moment when the US traced Abu Ahmed to a town in Pakistan called Peshawar, and they could pick up a phone call.