Netflix is set to release Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, a gripping new docuseries from Spike Lee and Alisa Payne on August 27, 2025.
Netflix will release the powerful new limited docuseries Katrina: Come Hell and High Water on August 27, 2025, marking twenty years since Hurricane Katrina forever altered the city of New Orleans.
The three-part series is showrun and produced by Alisa Payne, with episodes directed by Geeta Gandbhir (episode 1), Samantha Knowles (episode 2), and Spike Lee (episode 3). Executive producers include Spike Lee, Sam Pollard, and Geeta Gandbhir.
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water tells the story of a catastrophic hurricane whose impact was magnified by human error and systemic neglect. Told across three emotional and immersive episodes, the series explores how the residents of New Orleans endured the disaster, reclaimed their stories, and look toward the future two decades later.
Through gripping first-person accounts and never-before-seen archival footage, the docuseries captures the tragic failure of infrastructure, the chaos that followed the levee breaches, and the long road to recovery. The project also highlights how the storm exposed deeper issues of inequality, racism, and governmental inaction.
From the creative team behind When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, the Emmy and Peabody-winning series, Katrina: Come Hell and High Water puts viewers inside the storm and reminds audiences that the legacy of Katrina still echoes through New Orleans today.
