7.6/1080 votes#1 - The System
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2017
Kalief Browder seeks justice from New York City for his wrongful arrest and three year imprisonment at Rikers Island; Kalief's deposition proves to be treacherous and he is forced to answer questions about his troubled past.
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
8.2/1093 votes#2 - The Island
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2017
A look at the early days of Kalief's incarceration at Rikers Island, where he is introduced to a world of violence, corruption and gangs, forcing him to defend himself from other inmates and corrections officers
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
8.0/1083 votes#3 - The Bing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2017
Kalief refuses to plead guilty, demanding a trial. He is caught in the revolving door of solitary confinement as his case crawls through a stagnant court system.
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
7.8/1078 votes#4 - The Witness
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2017
After a delay in the case a missing witness is found, revealing sloppy detective work. Kalief is faced with time served but refuses to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit. He is released a month later without explanation.
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
8.3/1077 votes#5 - Injustice For All
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2017
Kalief becomes a folk hero and the poster child of a broken system, attracting journalists and celebrities as he fights for justice, but he begins to deteriorate under the bright spotlight of the media.
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
8.0/1070 votes#6 - The After Life
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2017
Family tensions are high when Kalief's estranged father tries to take over the case and settlement negotiation. Kalief's mother, Venida, fights depression and bad health but suffers a massive heart attack, dying at the hospital.
Director: Jenner Furst
Writer: Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol
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The story of a teenager wrongfully charged with theft and jailed at Riker's Island prison for over 1,000 days.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Spike
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The System" is the best rated episode of "Time: The Kalief Browder Story" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 80 votes. Directed by Jenner Furst and written by Jenner Furst, Rose Schlossberg, Mark Konkol, it aired on 3/1/2017. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Island".