‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ Release Date, Time and Everything to Know About Rachael Gunn’s Netflix Doc

Netflix is giving Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn the full documentary treatment, and the timing could not be more fitting for anyone still thinking about that unforgettable 2024 Paris Olympics moment. The streamer has confirmed that ‘Untold Raygun, Breaking Badly’ premieres globally on September 1, arriving as part of the platform’s long running sports documentary strand.

The film promises to go beyond the memes and finally let Gunn tell her own version of the story that took over the internet.

When ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ Hits Netflix

‘Untold Raygun, Breaking Badly’ premieres globally on Netflix on September 1, according to multiple outlets covering the release. The broader Untold sports documentary series actually returns on August 25, bringing together three larger than life personalities including college football legend Vince Young, viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun, and cultural icon Mr. T. That means Gunn’s film technically drops within a bigger rollout window, though the specific Raygun documentary is being marketed with its own dedicated September 1 date.

This installment comes from the latest volume of Netflix’s Untold sports documentary series, produced by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, alongside separate episodes covering Vince Young and Mr. T. As with most Netflix originals, the film will be available to stream globally the moment it drops, so there is no staggered regional rollout to worry about.

Fans eager to revisit the chaos of that Olympic breaking debut will not need a special subscription tier either, since it slots into the standard Netflix library alongside the rest of the Untold catalog.

Where to Watch the Rachael Gunn Documentary?

‘Untold Raygun, Breaking Badly’ will stream exclusively on Netflix, consistent with every other film in the Untold franchise. The official Netflix synopsis describes it as following the Australian academic turned global meme, breakdancer Raygun, as she recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage and the infamy that followed.

The film is part of Netflix’s long running Untold sports documentary strand, a franchise that has already tackled stories like the Malice at the Palace brawl, the Fyre Festival fallout, and the Johnny Football saga. That pedigree alone has fans expecting a polished, deeply reported look at how one routine spiraled into a worldwide punchline.

Anyone without a Netflix account will need to subscribe to catch it, since there is no indication of a simultaneous release on any other platform. Given how much buzz this story generated in 2024, do not be surprised if clips and reactions flood social media within hours of the premiere.

Inside the Olympic Fallout

The documentary follows Gunn as she takes viewers behind the scenes of the global firestorm that erupted after her 2024 Olympics performance, revealing she felt a sense of panic even before the backlash actually hit. In the trailer, she recalls telling her therapist right before the Games that her biggest fear was the whole world laughing at her, only for that exact scenario to play out in real time.

Gunn scored no points across her three breaking battles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the routine drew widespread mockery alongside intense online criticism almost immediately. What followed was described in Netflix’s own promotional material as an avalanche of memes, misinformation, and conspiracy theories that mocked her performance and falsely accused her of cheating to qualify.

One particularly wild claim alleged Gunn had set up her own governing body for breaking just to secure her Olympic spot, and an online petition repeating that accusation gathered around 50,000 signatures before it was eventually taken down following complaints from the Australian Olympic Committee. The documentary appears determined to separate that kind of misinformation from the reality of how Gunn actually qualified.

In truth, Gunn had already left her academic position at Macquarie University’s Faculty of Arts earlier this year, taking a voluntary redundancy amid wider cuts to the university’s arts department. It is a detail that adds real weight to a story that, on the surface, still gets reduced to kangaroo hops and sprinkler moves online.

Cast, Directors, and What to Expect from ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’

The film is directed by brothers Chapman Way and Maclain Way, who are also known for their work on ‘Wild Wild Country,’ and it traces Gunn’s path from unlikely Olympian to viral sensation with input from her parents and her partner Free. That family perspective seems designed to humanize a story that internet culture flattened into a punchline almost overnight.

In the trailer, Gunn reflects candidly on the discourse around her, admitting she enjoyed the memes early on before starting to tap out once things felt like they were getting out of hand. She also addresses her identity head on, acknowledging she knows she comes across as a dorky white woman who is also an academic and a competitive B-girl, which is part of what made her Olympic run so unusual in the eyes of the internet.

This is not the first attempt to bring Gunn’s story to an audience, since a planned trial performance of a stage show called ‘Raygun, The Musical’ was cancelled in late 2024 after Gunn’s lawyers sent letters demanding the production not use her name or her signature kangaroo dance move. That legal pushback only adds another layer of intrigue heading into a documentary where Gunn finally controls the narrative herself.

Born in Hornsby, New South Wales on September 2, 1987, Gunn trained in ballroom, tap, and jazz long before she ever stepped into competitive breaking, which the film reportedly explores as part of her decade long journey toward that fateful Olympic stage. Given how divisive her Olympic moment remains, this documentary is shaping up to be one of the most talked about premieres of the entire Untold lineup.

What do you think Rachael Gunn’s documentary will reveal about the chaos that followed her Olympic breaking debut?