Don’t Date Brandon is the ‘terrifying’ true crime series that fans won’t be able to stop watching tonight.
Channel 4 is airing a ‘chilling’ three-part true crime doc tonight. (Image: PARAMOUNT PLUS)
Don’t Date Brandon viewers have been left with “chills” after watching the three-parter.
Originally released on Paramount Plus last year, Don’t Date Brandon is making its way to Channel 4 tonight, Thursday, July 30, with all three episodes shown back-to-back.
The true crime doc follows Brandon Johnson’s first and second ex-wives, Athena Klingerman and Amber Rasmussen, respectively. After getting in touch and sharing their experiences of a toxic relationship with Johnson, including alleged years of threats, stalking and harassment, they reportedly secured protective orders against him.
The pair then went on to the podcast Ex-Wives Undercover to alert other women and give others who encountered him a voice.
Where is Brandon Johnson now?
Brandon Johnson was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2023 to assault as well as attempted kidnapping with intent to rape.
According to the docu-series, he also “admitted to 10 counts of attempted first-degree theft in a separate fraud case”, stealing $392,000 from his former employer HTC.
He was sentenced to 36 months in prison in 2019 for this case ordered to be served concurrently with his 10-year term.
As part of the original plea deal that Johnson made at the time, he agreed to lifetime registration as a sex offender in California.
He is currently serving his decade-long sentence in a California state prison but Johnson is up for parole in May 2027.
Speaking to Variety about concerns they had about turning the podcast into a series, Klingerman said: “We thought long and hard about it, because you’re right: This story is reaching an even broader audience now.
“But we needed to get the word out, so it was worth any consequences we could face. At this point, it’s like let’s keep moving forward.
“Let’s expose who Brandon is, because Brandon represents so many other Brandons out there. It’s worth the risk of backlash to reach a larger audience and let other people know who might be going through this that they are not alone.”
Don’t Date Brandon is available to watch on Channel 4.