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The New York Times Presents Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
They Get Brave
Fri, Jul 10, 2020 60 mins
A look back at one of the cities hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, New York City, as doctors and nurses documented their lives, capturing considerable resolve in the face of a breakdown in the health-care system.
Episode 2
Dominic Fike, At First
Fri, Aug 7, 2020 60 mins
A young musician is plucked from obscurity and given a multi-million dollar record deal in this profile of Dominic Fike as he prepares for his first international tour and makes his debut album.
Episode 3
The Killing of Breonna Taylor
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 60 mins
A New York Times investigation examines what happened at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville, Kent. just after midnight on March 13, when police executed a warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor.
Episode 4
Hurricane of Fire
Fri, Sep 18, 2020 60 mins
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.
Episode 5
The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter
Fri, Nov 20, 2020 60 mins
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.
Episode 6
Framing Britney Spears
Fri, Feb 5, 2021 60 mins
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.
Episode 7
Who Gets to Be an Influencer?
Fri, Jun 4, 2021 60 mins
Chronicling the rise of Collab Crib, one of the first mainstream Black creator mansions, exclusively documenting their whirlwind drive to achieve social media stardom in 90 days. The film captures the influencers wrestling with a nagging, and profound, challenge: how can they succeed in a nascent industry that seems tilted to their disadvantage?
Episode 8
Move Fast & Vape Things
Fri, Sep 17, 2021 60 mins
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?
Episode 9
Controlling Britney Spears
Fri, Sep 24, 2021 60 mins
Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become "an oppressive and controlling tool against her." This New York Times investigation reveals much of how it worked, including an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored every move she made.
Episode 10
Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson
Fri, Nov 19, 2021 60 mins
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. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same.
Episode 11
To Live and Die in Alabama
Fri, Dec 3, 2021 60 mins
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.
