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One case a day, followed properly
Watchcast is an independent true-crime archive that surfaces a single, forensically reconstructed documentary case every midnight — investigations, cold-case retrospectives, and courtroom breakdowns, watched in order rather than doom-scrolled.
Operated by Rubén Palios Casefiles Ltd · Larnaca, Cyprus · Effective 2026-02-26
The editorial premise
True crime has become an endless feed: autoplay after autoplay, every channel chasing the same five sensational cases. That is not how an investigation works. A real case is read in order — the timeline, the evidence, and the questions left open. So we do one thing well. Every midnight, our case room ranks thirty documentary cases by sourcing, fairness, and craft, and surfaces a single featured file as the day's #1.
What members get
- One ranked case file every day at 00:00 in your local timezone.
- The full daily top-30 ranking, plus access to the archive on the Full Archive plan.
- Web streaming on any modern browser — desktop, tablet, and phone.
- Clear renewal terms, a 7-day free trial, and cancellation in two clicks.
What we avoid
No sensational "you won't believe" framing, no gore, and no exploitation of victims for clicks. We treat victims and the accused with restraint, credit every filmmaker, and never claim to solve or affect real open investigations. The cases in our catalog are presented as curated documentary case files.
Company
Watchcast is operated by Rubén Palios Casefiles Ltd, registered in the Cyprus, at Goethe 7, Flat 404, 6028 Larnaca, Cyprus. Founded 2024. General enquiries and filmmaker submissions: [email protected]. Full directory on the Contact page.