The New York Times Presents
A series of documentaries representing the unparalleled journalism and insight of The New York Times.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Rachel Abrams , Felicia Culotta , Liz Day , Joe Coscarelli , Junior Olivas , Leanne Simmons , Kevin Wu , Linda Doucett , Anita Busch , Dominic Fike , India MacDonell , Kelley Cabrera , Keith Dorsey , Jackie Franklin , Jan Hoffman , Tamika Palmer , Sameer Khanijo , Shaun MacDonell
S1.E1 ∙ They Get Brave
The Times gave doctors and nurses cameras to document their lives at the height of the coronavirus crisis in New York City., What they captured reveals an extraordinary resolve in the face of a profound breakdown in the health-care system.
S1.E2 ∙ Dominic Fike, At First
The making of a pop star in 2020: A young musician is plucked from obscurity -- jail, actually -- and given a multi-million dollar record deal. Meet Dominic Fike as he prepares for his first international tour and makes his debut album.
S1.E3 ∙ The Killing of Breonna Taylor
A New York Times investigation examines what happened at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville, Kentucky, just after midnight on March 13, 2020 when police executed a warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor.
S1.E4 ∙ Hurricane of Fire
Perhaps a fitting start to 2020, Australia rang in the New Year with much of the country engulfed in flames. A few people decided to confront the blaze. Watch them stand face to face with one of the most ferocious infernos in history.
S1.E5 ∙ The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter
Elon Musk. Bill Gates. Kanye West. Joe Biden. Barack Obama. They and dozens of others were being hacked recently, and Twitter appeared powerless to stop it. Who had brought the tech giant to its knees? A 17-year-old kid in Tampa.
S1.E6 ∙ Framing Britney Spears
Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over who should control her life.
S1.E7 ∙ Who Gets To Be an Influencer?
Chronicles the rise of Collab Crib, one of the first mainstream Black creator mansion, exclusively documenting their whirlwind drive to achieve social media stardom in 90 days.
S1.E8 ∙ Move Fast and Vape Things
Two Stanford graduate students had an inspired idea and an idealistic mission: create an e-cigarette that would help millions of people stop smoking. How did the founders of Juul lose their way and end up accused of addicting a whole new generation?
S1.E9 ∙ Controlling Britney Spears
Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become "an oppressive and controlling tool against her." This investigation reveals much of how it worked, including an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored her every move.
S1.E10 ∙ Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson
In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second. A national furor ensued. "If the culture wars could have a 9/11, it's February 1st, 2004," said one observer. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same. The man was Justin Timberlake; his stardom only grew. The New York Times examines the racial and cultural currents that collided on the Super Bowl stage, and explores how the incident impacted one of the most successful pop musicians in history.
S1.E11 ∙ To Live and Die in Alabama
Three police officers died in a shootout at a drug house in Alabama. One man was sentenced to death for the shootings, even though he was never accused of even touching the murder weapon. This is the story of Nathaniel Woods.
