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A narrative documentary news program that features one or two of the New York Times’ biggest and most important visual stories each week following the...
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Season 1

  • The Education of T.M. Landry
    7.6/1043 votes
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    The Education of T.M. Landry

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2019

    A tiny school in rural Louisiana attracted national attention for sending students to the Ivy League. But a New York Times investigation shows that the viral success stories were full of deception, and that the truth was much darker.

    Director: Samantha Stark

    Writer: N/A

  • The Myth of the Medallion
    7.2/1026 votes
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    The Myth of the Medallion

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2019

    New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to bankruptcy, foreclosure - even suicide. A yearlong investigation into the collapse of the taxi medallion industry reveals how the system was rigged against the drivers, and who profited from it.

    Director: Suzanne Hillinger

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Constantin
    6.9/1017 votes
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    Baby Constantin

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2019

    The separation of children from their families at the border remains among the most controversial practices of the Trump administration. The Weekly uncovers the untold story of Baby Constantin, who spent most of his first 10 months of life separated from his parents by the American government.

    Director: Sweta Vohra

    Writer: N/A

  • Collision
    7.4/1016 votes
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    Collision

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2019

    An idealistic American couple bicycling around the world. A group of young men radicalized by ISIS. The Weekly investigates how these lives tragically intersected on a remote mountain pass.

    Director: Singeli Agnew

    Writer: N/A

  • Inauguration, Inc.
    7.4/1014 votes
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    Inauguration, Inc.

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2019

    With exclusive documents, photos, interviews and found footage, The Weekly and The New York Times's Washington reporters piece together an anatomy of President Trump's inauguration, the most expensive inaugural weekend the country has ever seen.

    Director: John Pappas

    Writer: N/A

  • The End of the Line
    7.0/1015 votes
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    The End of the Line

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2019

    As an iconic car company transforms itself into a tech company, thousands of auto workers will lose their jobs. No one thinks it's fair, but does the American economy have room for fairness anymore?

    Director: Alyse Shorland

    Writer: N/A

  • Connecting The World
    8.0/1022 votes
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    Connecting The World

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2019

    A horror story about Facebook scammers who pose as American servicemen and prey on vulnerable women - and the tech company that does little to stop it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hard Left
    7.1/1012 votes
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    Hard Left

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/4/2019

    How far is too far? Inside the circle of young activists who are pushing the Democratic party further to the left as its presidential candidates vie to unseat President Trump.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rabbit Hole
    7.1/1016 votes
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    The Rabbit Hole

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/2019

    YouTube played a major role in the election of an extreme right-wing president in Brazil. If YouTube can change a huge country's trajectory, what else can YouTube do?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Memo
    7.1/1014 votes
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    The Memo

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2019

    In 2007, the Justice Department had a chance to hold drug company executives accountable for the escalating opioid epidemic, yet at the last minute the charges were watered down. In the years since, the opioid epidemic has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Six Million Dollar Claim
    7.2/1013 votes
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    The Six Million Dollar Claim

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/25/2019

    What happens when the medicine a family needs to survive costs $1.5 million a year? Who pays the bill? And who's reaping the profits?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Apple's Gold
    7.1/1014 votes
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    Apple's Gold

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2019

    How can gold from illegal Colombian mines make its way to the phone in your pocket? "The Weekly" traces the supply chain run by violent paramilitaries.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Blueprint
    7.3/1012 votes
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    The Blueprint

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2019

    Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election felt like a bolt from the blue. It wasn't. Moscow used crude versions of the same tactics, to great effect, a decade earlier in faraway Estonia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • V. Johnson & Johnson
    7.6/1012 votes
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    V. Johnson & Johnson

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/6/2019

    Johnson & Johnson publicly insisted that its baby powder was safe. But asbestos was a concern inside the company for years. Only now is the truth coming out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rudy! Rudy?
    7.4/1015 votes
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    Rudy! Rudy?

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/13/2019

    After 9/11, he was a national hero: America's Mayor. Now his back-channel work in Ukraine has helped spark an impeachment process that may forever tarnish both him and his client, President Trump. What happened to Rudy Giuliani? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Segregated City
    7.4/1011 votes
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    Segregated City

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/20/2019

    New York's school system is among the most segregated in the country. Student activists are demanding change. Can a new schools chancellor finally deliver equal opportunities for all? An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. McGahn
    7.6/1012 votes
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    Mr. McGahn

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/27/2019

    Most Americans don't know Donald McGahn's name. But they will be living with his legacy for decades to come. THE WEEKLY tells the story of perhaps the most influential person in the Trump administration. An FX Original Series. Sundays at 10 PM.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Guilty by Machine
    7.4/1011 votes
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    Guilty by Machine

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/3/2019

    Are police breathalyzers fundamentally flawed? Do they even work? The Weekly investigates one of the most widely used forensic tools in law enforcement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hands On
    7.1/1012 votes
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    Hands On

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/10/2019

    THE WEEKLY investigates the culture of sexualized yoga, unwelcome adjustments and outright assault in one of the most accessible, affordable forms of group fitness in America.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán
    8.5/1018 votes
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    El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/17/2019

    When Mexican forces came to arrest the son of a notorious drug lord, it ignited war on the streets of Culiacán. Using never-before-seen video and eyewitness accounts, The Weekly investigates how the Sinaloa Drug Cartel took on the Mexican army and won.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fake Believe
    8.1/108 votes
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    Fake Believe

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/24/2019

    Don't trust your eyes. The Weekly goes inside the race to create the first perfect deepfake - an ultrarealistic fake video that could permanently undermine your ability to trust what you see and hear.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hot List
    8.6/107 votes
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    The Hot List

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/1/2019

    A mysterious man emerged with an explosive claim: he said he had thousands of hours of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's mansions that showed some of the most powerful men in America having sex. Then his story took a turn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gallagher Effect
    8.1/1020 votes
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    The Gallagher Effect

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/27/2019

    THE WEEKLY has obtained exclusive videos, including confidential law enforcement interviews with Eddie Gallagher's fellow Navy SEALs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Blood
    6.8/105 votes
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    My Blood

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/12/2020

    A 16-year old girl is the youngest person to receive an experimental treatment that could be the first genetic cure for a common disease. If it works, millions of people around the world could benefit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Endorsement
    5.4/1018 votes
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    The Endorsement

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/19/2020

    For more than a century, The New York Times editorial board has endorsed a presidential candidate every four years. And now, for the first time, their decision-making process will be filmed & revealed to the public in this exclusive episode of The Weekly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fire And Water
    8.5/106 votes
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    Fire And Water

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/2020

    The siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University incited 12 days of pure chaos as the world watched in real time on social media. The Weekly reconstructs what happened through the eyes of the reporters and the protesters who were there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Promise
    7.3/106 votes
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    The Promise

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/21/2020

    After a year-long investigation, metro reporter Benjamin Weiser comes across a horrific case of abuse inside one group home in The Bronx, New York.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sicario
    7.3/107 votes
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    The Sicario

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 2/28/2020

    A notorious hitman - who claims to have killed about 100 people - may walk free without being charged with a single crime.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Balaraba
    8.2/105 votes
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    Balaraba

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 3/13/2020

    Balaraba was a teenager when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria. She refused to carry out a suicide bombing, saving dozens of lives. Now for the first time, she's sharing her story openly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Open Arms
    7.1/107 votes
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    Open Arms

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 3/20/2020

    American arms manufacturers are supplying bombs in a war that is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Schools, hospitals and mosques are often targets. Why does the U.S. allow this? The Trump administration believes it creates jobs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A