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The New York Times Presents hails from the same creative team as The Weekly and also will feature breaking news, investigations and character-driven stories and features reporting from journalists at The New York Times.
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11 this season · 21 totals01e01 They Get Brave 2020-07-11 02:00
They Get Brave
As the coronavirus ravages more and more American cities, we look back to the place hit hardest: New York City. Doctors and nurses documented their lives, capturing awe-inspiring resolve in the face of a breakdown in the health-care system.
s01e02 Dominic Fike, At First 2020-08-08 02:00
Dominic Fike, At First
The making of a pop star in 2020: Dominic Fike is plucked from jail, given a multi million dollar contract, prepares for his first international tour and makes his debut album.
s01e03 The Killing of Breonna Taylor 2020-09-05 02:00
The Killing of Breonna Taylor
A New York Times investigation examines what happened at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville, Ky., just after midnight on March 13, 2020, when police executed a warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor.
s01e04 Hurricane of Fire 2020-09-19 02:00
Hurricane of Fire
Australia starts 2020 with much of the country plagued by intense bushfires; a few people decide to confront this horrible disaster.
s01e05 The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter 2020-11-21 03:00
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.
s01e06 Framing Britney Spears 2021-02-06 03:00
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.
s01e07 Who Gets to Be an Influencer? 2021-06-05 02:00
Who Gets to Be an Influencer?
The New York Times chronicles the rise of Collab Crib, the first mainstream Black "creator mansion," exclusively documenting their whirlwind drive to achieve social media stardom in 90 days. The intimate, character-based 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?.
s01e08 Move Fast and Vape Things 2021-09-18 02:00
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?
s01e09 Controlling Britney Spears 2021-09-25 02:00
Controlling Britney Spears
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.
s01e10 Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson 2021-11-20 03:00
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. The woman was Janet Jackson, and career was never the same.