Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text (2025) is a crime, documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text online in HD.
Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text — Storyline
The incredible inside story of a huge police operation to infiltrate dangerous global crime gangs through their encrypted phone network.
Operation Dark Phone : Murder by Text is the inside story the biggest ever joint law enforcement operation against a global network of organised crime groups who believed their encrypted phones were safe. Until a collaboration between international authorities – led in the UK by the National Crime Agency – managed to hack their phones to reveal the astonishing details of their messages. For the first time since the EncroChat network was infiltrated in 2020, the messages sent and the criminals exposed are exclusively revealed in a four part documentary series that tells the story in compelling and shocking detail. For 74 frantic days the authorities could read all the messages and sought to save lives and bring down the gangs, before the criminals realised their data was being captured.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Zac Beattie
- Starring: Kenny Blyth, Russell Anthony, Chris Eastwood, Ahmed Elmusrati, John Hoye, Michael Wagner, Matt Horne
Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2025-07-27 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Genre | Crime, Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.8/10 (6 votes) |
Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Episode 1 (2025-07-27) — The inside story of the biggest ever joint law enforcement operation against a global network of organised crime groups who believed their encrypted phones were safe. For 74 franti
- E2: Episode 2 (2025-07-28) — How one of the users in the encrypted chat was identified as he leader of one of the most dangerous organised crime groups in north-west England, now running his criminal enterpris
- E3: Episode 3 (2025-07-29) — As the National Crime Agency team mobilise to find the mole within their team, word gets out that there has been a fatal development in the investigation in the Netherlands. A lead
- E4: Episode 4 (2025-07-30) — Sixty days since the authorities first broke into the criminals' messages, it's approaching the beginning of the end of the EncroChat hack, as the owners become suspicious that the
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text have? 1 season(s) with 4 episodes.
Who created Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text? Zac Beattie.
Where can I watch Operation Dark Phone: Murder by Text? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
