Netflix Doc 'Gunther's Millions' Introduces Us to the Wealthiest German Shepherd in the World
By Bianca PiazzaJan. 30 2023, Published 12:22 p.m. ET
"What would you think if I told you a story about a very wealthy countess? When she died, she gave everything to her dog, Gunther," one of Gunther's employees (sure, in point of fact) says in the trailer for Gunther's Millions.
The Netflix documentary — which premieres on Feb. 1, 2023 — tells the lewd, twisted true story of the global's wealthiest German shepherd. In reality, he's the international's wealthiest puppy. And you suppose your treasured Zeus is spoiled. Think again.
"A dog with a trust fund isn't the strangest part of this story. Gunther's eccentric handler also lived a luxe life — with a cult-like entourage," Netflix wrote of the doc. For roughly 30 years, the pooch's wealth has been "built into a vast empire across two continents, including luxurious mansions, a glamorous entourage, and even a pop music group." Hilariously, stated pop band lived with the canine in the overdue '90s.
But wait, a German shepherd's lifespan is set nine to 13 years. Who got the money when Gunther ... died?
Who gets the countess's money when Gunther dies?
Per People, Gunther III to start with inherited $Eighty million from the late German Countess Karlotta Leibenstein in 1992. It's believed that she not had youngsters or close family members to depart her fortune.
Sadly, Karlotta and her German physician husband (who made his money via pharmaceuticals in the ’80s) lost their son — named Gunther — to suicide, in line with Tudum. In a wild flip of events, Gunther the canine used to be made an uber-wealthy dog.
Because a canine cannot precisely manage his personal empire, it was once left to family buddy Maurizio Mian, "an Italian celebrity known for tenuous ties to the mafia and an entourage of reverent followers," Tudum detailed. He's additionally an entrepreneur and the CEO of the Gunther Corporation.
Over the many years, Gunther's fortune has grown immensely (in part through purchasing and promoting Madonna's previous Miami property). It is now roughly $400 million. But, as we prior to now implied, the Leibenstein fortune hasn't belonged to the identical dog for these kinds of years. That's practically not possible.
The Guardian wrote that "a corporation of money managers, attorneys and PR people" have dedicated their lives to managing Gunther's wealth and keeping up the pristine Gunther bloodline. Gunther VI is the current reigning.
And whilst we believe that each one the Gunthers are comparable by blood, Maurizio relays in the trailer "the dogs were cloned." Gasp!
According to Fox Business, Maurizio in an instant takes this again, pronouncing it was once a shaggy dog story. Of route, the trailer does now not reveal this.
"That’s just typical Maurizio," government producer Emilie Dumay informed Fox. "He lives between reality and fantasy. And for him, losing the story of the countess and the son was a very big hit. It’s something that has been with him for so long. It became part of his identity. So, I think he was trying to recreate something, trying to maybe build off a new storyline where he could control the narrative, maybe something to shock the audience."
So no, the sizable fortune isn't going to Gunther's nonexistent clones, it is going to his following offspring. Gunther III is Gunther VI’s grandfather.
We never idea we would be this jealous of a bushy, four-legged creature, but here we are. Heck, we would luckily drink glowing water out of a golden canine bowl. Don't put it past us.
Gunther's Millions premieres on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, on Netflix.
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