We love a Netflix tell-all on just about anything these days. The mafia? Yep. Unsolved murders? Bring it. The Colin the Caterpillar and Cuthbert the Caterpillar court case? Surely, it's only a matter of time...
Yep, following the news that Marks & Spencer is taking Aldi to court over its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake, claiming that "rides on the coat-tails" of Colin's reputation, people are calling for a TV series on the legal drama.
Okay, they might be joking... but we certainly aren't.
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"Should be the next Netflix series, this. Colin versus Cuthbert!," one wrote.
While another penned: "Have Netflix or Amazon Prime bought the rights to do a series on The Colin the Caterpillar M&S and Aldi lawsuit...?
"I would Totes watch it... Its basically a True Crime Thriller in the Making! #Aldi #MarksAndSpencer #Netflix #AmazonPrime (sic)".
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"Patiently waiting for Netflix to drop the 6 part documentary on the Colin the Caterpillar case," a third wrote.
"How long till Netflix has Ryan Murpy make Feud: M&S and Aldi - The Fight for Colin the Caterpillar," another joked.
Streamers, take note!
It comes after M&S lodged an intellectual property claim with the High Court this week, and is asking Aldi to take its Cuthbert cake off shelves, and agree not to sell anything similar.
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The Colin the Caterpillar cake is protected by three trademarks.
The iconic product was invented 30 years ago, and has hardly changed since 2004 - apart from seasonal adaptations, around Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween, for example. It has also been used as a basis for the store's second Caterpillar character, Connie - dubbed Colin's life-partner.
The cake is essentially chocolate sponge with milk chocolate and buttercream. It's decorated with a hard chocolate shell, sweets, cute little feet and a recognisable white chocolate face, too.
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A spokesman for the supermarket said: "Because we know the M&S brand is special to our customers and they expect only the very best from us, love and care goes into every M&S product on our shelves.
"So we want to protect Colin, Connie and our reputation for freshness, quality, innovation and value."
Since M&S launched the Colin cake, other supermarkets have followed suit.
ASDA launched a caterpillar called Clyde, Waitrose invented Cecil, Tesco's got Curly and Sainsbury's now sells Wiggles.
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While Aldi hasn't responded to M&S in a statement, the supermarket did make a dig on social media, writing: "This is not just any court case, this is... #FreeCuthbert".
The plot thickens. TV execs, you know what to do...
Featured Image Credit: Marks and Spencer/ AldiTopics: Life News, News, M&S, TV News, Marks and Spencer, Netflix