The New York Times Presents
"Hot off the press, straight to your screen."
A series of standalone documentaries powered by the unparalleled journalism and insight of The New York Times, bringing viewers close to the essential stories of our time.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 0h 0m
Release: 2020
Rating: 7.2
Season 1 - The New York Times Presents
20 Nov 2020
"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."
05 Feb 2021
"Britney Spears hasn't been able to fully live her own life for 13 years, stuck in a court-sanctioned conservatorship. A new documentary by The New York Times examines what the public might ..."
04 Jun 2021
"Chronicles the rise of Collab Crib, one of the first mainstream Black creator mansion, exclusively documenting their whirlwind drive to achieve social media stardom in 90 days."
2021-09-17
"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?"
19 Nov 2021
"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. \"If the culture wars could have a 9\/11, it's February 1st, "
Season 2 - The New York Times Presents
2022-05-20
"Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has claimed since 2015 that, for Tesla, technology for self-driving cars is a \"solved problem,\" and made outlandish claims about Autopilot capabilities. But a New York Times investigation reveals the quixotic nature of Musk's pursuit of self-driving technology, and the tragic results."
2022-08-19
"Are you hesitant to get a Covid vaccine? This doctor opposes them. If you agree, he has some pet supplies he wants to sell you. Meet Dr. Mercola, perhaps the most influential spreader of Covid vaccine misinformation online\ufeff."
2023-03-10
"Part 1 of this two-part series on Hollywood\u2019s dirtiest P.I. uses never-before-heard recordings to reveal the extraordinary methods Anthony Pellicano employed to hide the sins of celebrities and their lawyers when they thought no one was looking."
2023-03-10
"In Part 2 of this two-part series on Hollywood\u2019s dirtiest P.I. Anthony Pellicano is out of prison \u2013 and he\u2019s talking. Previously unseen evidence raises questions about why so few Hollywood stars faced consequences when Pellicano was exposed."
2023-04-07
"In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32 years, why didn\u2019t his accolades come sooner?"
Season 3 - The New York Times Presents
2024-04-26
"Churchill Downs, the cathedral of horse racing, turned into a horse graveyard at last year's Kentucky Derby. This film explores the sport beneath the pageantry, where a quest for faster horses is causing alarming breakdowns."
2024-11-22
"As GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic soar in popularity for weight loss, this film follows three people on their own GLP-1 journeys and explores how decades of diet culture and society's relentless pursuit of thinness paved the way for their rise."
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