What Jennifer Did

“Chilling, fast-paced and the truth no one saw coming.”
When the Pan family home was invaded in the night, leaving Jennifer's mother dead and her father in a coma, it looked like a senseless act of violence. It wasn't.
What Jennifer Did pieces together how a dutiful daughter living under crushing parental pressure built an entire fake life — forged report cards, a phantom degree, a pretend job — and how the unravelling of that lie ended in murder-for-hire.
The police interview footage is the backbone of the film, and watching detectives slowly pull Jennifer's story apart is gripping. At under 90 minutes it moves fast, sometimes at the expense of depth.
A solid, chilling watch that will have you pausing to check the details are real. They are.
What to know before you watch
Is What Jennifer Did worth watching?
- A chilling, fast-moving Netflix doc about a perfect daughter's deadly double life. 7/10.
What is What Jennifer Did about?
- The true story of Jennifer Pan, a Canadian student whose web of lies about her grades and career ended in a plot to murder her parents, told through police interviews and archival footage.
What should I watch after What Jennifer Did?
- A Deadly American Marriage
- I just killed my Dad
- Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery
The verdict
7/10