For years, the female figurehead of an international scam syndicate shattered the career dreams of vulnerable Hollywood gig workers, emptied their bank accounts and coerced some men into performing sex acts via Skype for what they thought were auditions.

In reality, journalists would discover, they were communicating with a single person, who was operating the elaborate, intricate international scheme alone.

And she was actually a man.

Hollywood Con Queen, a fascinating and disturbing docuseries now streaming on Apple TV+, follows investigative journalist Scott Johnson in his ultimately successful attempt to track down and interview the notorious con artist: Hargobind Tahilramani, an Indonesian food blogger.