All we know About Grenfell: Uncovered — A Harrowing new Documentary Demands Justice Eight Years After the Tragedy

The powerful new trailer for Grenfell: Uncovered just dropped—and it pulls no punches. Released ahead of the tragedy’s eighth anniversary, the trailer offers a gut-wrenching glimpse into the chaos, heartbreak, and fury that still burns among survivors and the bereaved. It’s raw, emotional, and unapologetically direct, featuring shocking real-life testimony and confronting truths that can’t be ignored. 

Arriving at a time when public frustration is peaking—eight years on and still no prosecutions—Grenfell: Uncovered reignites demands for accountability. The trailer highlights just how many people failed, and how long their warnings were ignored. Viewers will hear from those who lived through the unimaginable and are still waiting for justice. It’s not just a story of tragedy—it’s a reckoning that’s long overdue.

So, what exactly can you expect from this urgent and emotional new release? We've broken down everything you need to know: the trailer’s key moments, its timing, the voices you’ll hear from, and the storm it’s already stirring. And yes—there’s still more to come. We’ll keep updating this piece as new details emerge, so stay with us and don’t miss what could be one of the most important documentaries of the year.

Release date & Where to Watch

Grenfell: Uncovered will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, June 20, 2025, shortly after its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

What is the plot of Grenfell: Uncovered?

Grenfell: Uncovered is a powerful and forensic feature-length documentary that reconstructs the chain of systemic failures, governmental neglect, and corporate misconduct that led to the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, which claimed 72 lives. The film offers a comprehensive and unflinching account of how one of the UK’s worst modern disasters was allowed to happen in plain sight.

Drawing on evidence presented to the public inquiry, alongside investigative journalism and deeply personal interviews, the documentary features contributions from survivors, bereaved families, firefighters, and experts. It pieces together a timeline of ignored warnings, combustible cladding, inadequate regulations, and a series of fatal decisions that turned a home into a death trap. 

The film also incorporates real emergency service call recordings from the night of the fire—June 14, 2017—bringing immediacy and urgency to the narrative.

According to the official synopsis, the documentary will “unravel and document a series of events that took place in the years before the fire, highlighting each warning and failing, revealing it to be the inevitable result of government neglect and cynical industry practices.”

The film also addresses the continued fight for justice. While the Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission works on proposals for a “sacred space” of remembrance, the government faces criticism for planning the tower’s demolition without adequately involving survivors. 

Grenfell: Uncovered is more than just a retelling of events; it’s a searing indictment of institutional failure and a call for accountability. As director Olaide Sadiq puts it (via Stylist UK), “It’s vital to convey the significance of the investigative findings, but we are equally committed to highlighting that Grenfell was a home – a place of comfort and safety for the residents – that was sadly compromised to the extent where people’s right to safety was stripped away.”

Netflix UK’s Anne Mensah underscored the documentary’s urgency (via Deadline): “These are the important stories that demand to be told. For instance, Grenfell. For the first time, we pull together the disturbing chain of events that led to that tragedy. This is the story behind the headlines and is guaranteed to make you angry.”

With its focus on lived experiences and systemic exposure, this film is not an easy watch—but it’s an essential one.

Is There a Trailer for Grenfell: Uncovered?

The trailer for Grenfell: Uncovered opens with a haunting image of Grenfell Tower engulfed in flames—an image forever etched into the nation’s memory. It then shifts to the voices that matter most: the survivors. “I say Grenfell was my home,” says Luana Gomes, as childhood photos flash onscreen. “I would always see the London Eye [from my window]... Back in 2017, it was becoming summertime, and that night, we just went out for dinner.” Her words ground the story not just in tragedy, but in memory, belonging, and loss.

Raw testimonies follow, each more harrowing than the last. “They were telling us to stay inside,” recalls one survivor, her voice shaking. “But the fire was getting closer. We just dashed it for the stairwell.” 

Another resident, David Badillo, recalls: “My window was alight... and it [the fire] just raced towards me. It was just smoke, black. I didn’t have any idea where they [the emergency services] were.” These haunting moments are backed by jarring images of the blaze and frantic voices pleading for help, underscoring a systemic failure in real time.

The trailer doesn’t hold back in calling out the larger failures behind the disaster. “This was a huge corporate scandal,” declares one expert, while a voiceover outlines how years of ignored warnings, negligence, and deregulation culminated in catastrophe. 

Theresa May appears briefly, acknowledging: “Sadly, companies were able to find a way around the regulations.” Another former resident laments, “We raised concerns with the council. We were labelled scroungers, we didn’t deserve anything, so just shut up.” 

The film promises to peel back layers of complicity, showing how the disaster was not just tragic—it was preventable. The trailer ends with a gut-punch: “Why did this have to happen? Why?”

Behind the Scenes

Grenfell: Uncovered is directed by Olaide Sadiq and produced by the award-winning Rogan Productions. Executive producers James Rogan, Sandy Smith, and Soleta Rogan are joined by line producer Emma Scott to bring the project to life, with contributions from firefighters, politicians, and industry experts.

Soleta Rogan, MD of Rogan Productions, praised the team’s dedication (via Stylist UK): “We are immensely proud of the production team that has worked tirelessly to bring as many elements of the systemic failures to light as possible, and we are incredibly grateful to those affected by the tragedy in their various ways for sharing their stories and experiences with us.”