Key Insights

• Documentary Overview: Netflix’s Unknown Number: The High School Catfish has gained popularity due to its unexpected plot twist.
• Key Characters: The film follows a teen couple, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, facing severe cyberbullying.
• Shocking Revelation: The identity of the texter is revealed to be Kendra, Lauryn‘s mother.
• Director’s Insight: Director Skye Borgman shares thoughts on Kendra‘s candidness during filming.

Netflix’s Unknown Number: The High School Catfish shot to number one on the Top 10 lists this week after going viral on TikTok for the shocking twist.

If you don’t know, the documentary follows a young teen couple in Michigan, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, who start receiving graphic, cyber-bullying texts from an unknown number. The texts get more frequent and are quite graphic. Some texts that were shown in the documentary even say that Lauryn should take her own life.

SPOILER ALERT: the texter is eventually unveiled to be Lauryn‘s own mother, Kendra.

Now, director Skye Borgman is sharing insight into Kendra‘s confession on camera.

Keep reading to find out more…

First, Skye was asked if they felt Kendra was just putting on an act for the cameras.

Skye told Variety, “Kendra is a little bit of an enigma. I think that she had a lot of time to think about what she did. She was in therapy when she was incarcerated, and I believe that she’s still seeing a therapist. She has put thought into what she did. I don’t know that she’s fully realized or recognized what it was that she did or why she did it. I guess only Kendra could really answer that.”

Variety then asked why Kendra was so open about what happened.

Skye responded, “She was nervous about going on camera, because just sitting down and telling your story is a nerve-racking thing sometimes. But she was so great, and she actually ended up really loving the experience. At the end of it, she said it was kind of fun. She laughed about things, and I think it was really an opportunity for her to think about things a little bit more in depth. Every time I would ask a question, she would really have to think about some things, and I think that was really good for her.”