When is The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks out?

Daisy Phillipson
Photo of Natalia Grace in Natalia Speaks documentary

Natalia Speaks, the follow-up to the explosive documentary series The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, is set to drop soon. Here’s what you need to know about its release date and where to watch it.

ID’s The Curious Case of Natalia Grace left viewers reeling after it dropped in June. The six-part docu-series tells a story that is truly stranger than fiction, boiling down to two conflicting accounts. On the one hand is Natalia, assumed to be a six-year-old Ukrainian orphan with a rare bone growth disorder who was passed around from home-to-home before ending up with Kristine and Michael Barnett in 2010. 

On the other side, the Barnetts allege Natalia was a psychopathic adult masquerading as a child, with one goal in mind: to harm their family. By 2013, Natalia’s legal age had been changed and she was found to be living on her own, sparking an investigation that led to Kristine and Michael’s arrest, and a whole lot of controversy along the way.  

Even with the in-depth series, which features testimonies from Michael and his son Jacob, we’re still no closer to learning the truth. What we do know is that the documentary was criticized for being one-sided. But this is all set to change with a follow-up special, titled Natalia Speaks. 

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks release date

Investigation Discovery (ID) has confirmed that The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks is a six-part documentary series that will premiere across three consecutive nights, starting on January 1, 2024.

Since ID is a Warner Bros. Discovery-owned channel, the series will also be available to stream on Max, which you can sign up to below:

What is Natalia Speaks about?

The official synopsis reads: “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks will be Natalia’s answer to The Curious Case of Natalia Grace. Natalia will share her side of the story of what happened behind the closed doors of the Barnett family home and address allegations against her head on. 

“After years of being cloaked under a gag order due to the subsequent legal proceedings around the 2019 arrest of her adoptive parents, Natalia has been unable to tell her story – until now.”

A recently released sneak peek showed Natalia coming face-to-face Michael, while suggesting it will answer the case’s biggest question.

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Daisy is a Senior TV and Movies Writer at Dexerto. She's a lover of all things macabre, whether that be horror, crime, psychological thrillers or all of the above. After graduating with a Masters in Magazine Journalism, she's gone on to write for Digital Spy, LADbible and Little White Lies. You can contact her on daisy.phillipson@dexerto.com