Watchlist Wednesday: Crime Scene—The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

The Cecil isn’t just another hotel, it’s a crime scene wrapped in myth. Netflix’s four-episode true crime docuseries digs into Elisa Lam’s disappearance, the hotel’s dark history, and the rise of internet sleuth culture.
It’s moody and cinematic, full of atmosphere, and even if the series sometimes drags or leans into conspiracies, the story itself is still magnetic.
I’ve put together the full Watchlist Wednesday write-up here.
If you’ve seen it, what did you think?
What moments unsettled you most?
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