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American Experience

TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

A SECRET HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.

Stars: Adam Curtis Ann Bernays Anna Freud Bill Clinton Edward Bernays Margaret Thatcher Martin Bergmann Sigmund Freud Tony Blair Wilhelm Reich

The Power of Nightmares

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

Stars: Abdullah Anas Azzam Tamimi Fouad Allam Gilles Kepel Melvin Goodman Michael Ledeen Milton Bearden Richard Perle Stephen Holmes William Kristol

VICE

A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.

Adam Ruins Everything

Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

Stars: Adam Conover Emily Axford Rhea Butcher

The Circus

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.

United Shades of America

Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.

Stars: W. Kamau Bell

Parched

Documentary series investigating water wars from West Virginia and Michigan to Syria and India including the corporate, political and social interests that are responsible for our water-limited future.

America’s War on Drugs

The origins of the drug war in the United States, which spans five decades, and its unexpected effects on American culture, institutions and politics.

The Clinton Affair

Exploring broader topics including media, feminism, politics and power, the documentary unfolds and traces the twisted, intertwined series of events that led to the impeachment trial that set the nation on the path towards a more staunchly partisan political system. The series features arresting archival footage as well as comprehensive interviews with the people closest to the events including a timely, in-depth reflection on the topic with Monica Lewinsky.

Stars: Barney Frank Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton James Carville Ken Starr Michael Isikoff Monica Lewinsky Paula Jones