
Another week, another Netflix show dominating the public discourse. The Man with 1000 Kids follows the real-life story of Jonathan Meijer, a Dutch serial sperm donor who allegedly fathered—as the title suggests—1,000 children, though Meijer claims the actual figure is 550.
The series attempts to untangle a web of sticky questions and skims the surface of what is rapidly becoming a pressing consideration in the booming single-by-choice motherhood market—just how much do you know about the father of your baby-to-be?