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America Divided

All Episodes 2016 - 2018
TV-14

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  • 2016-10-10T01:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 9h (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Act III Productions
  • Documentary
In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, America Divided, this docu-series features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. The show follows high-profile correspondents as they explore aspects of inequality related to their own biographies.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-10-30T01:00:00Z

1x01 The System

Series Premiere

1x01 The System

  • 2016-10-30T01:00:00Z45m

Oscar®-winning hip-hop artist Common returns to his hometown of Chicago to explore disparities in the criminal justice system; actress Rosario Dawson travels to Flint, Michigan, to uncover the man-made disaster behind the city’s water crisis; and legendary TV producer Norman Lear investigates gentrification in New York City, revealing a city of people with no homes and homes with no people.

2016-10-10T01:00:00Z

1x02 A House Divided

1x02 A House Divided

  • 2016-10-10T01:00:00Z45m

Legendary TV producer Norman Lear continues his investigation into the gentrification of New York City and goes undercover to expose racial discrimination in housing; actress Rosario Dawson reveals new information on the Flint water crisis; and "Grey's Anatomy" star and former teacher Jesse Williams travels to Pinellas County, Florida, to investigate the roots of one of the most unequal school systems in the country.

2016-10-15T01:00:00Z

1x03 Something in the Water

1x03 Something in the Water

  • 2016-10-15T01:00:00Z45m

Rosario Dawson travels to Flint, Michigan to investigate the city's Water Crisis and how a government could allow its citizens to be poisoned. Her investigation leads to questions about specific policies and how they led not only to the Flint crisis, but to others in largely African American communities around the state.

2016-10-22T01:00:00Z

1x04 The Class Divide

1x04 The Class Divide

  • 2016-10-22T01:00:00Z45m

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams continues his investigation into the Pinellas County School system and the fight to dismantle the school to prison pipeline; actor Peter Sarsgaard explores the addiction crisis ravaging an Ohio town; and Emmy®– and Golden Globe®-winning actress America Ferrera travels to Texas to report on the lives of the undocumented living in the Rio Grande Valley.

2016-10-29T01:00:00Z

1x05 The Epidemic

1x05 The Epidemic

  • 2016-10-29T01:00:00Z45m

Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis continues his investigation into the political landscape of his home state of North Carolina and how it's emblematic of the country's deepening political divide during the 2016 campaign.

2016-11-05T01:00:00Z

1x06 Out of Reach

1x06 Out of Reach

  • 2016-11-05T01:00:00Z45m

Actress America Ferrera, whose parents and siblings are immigrants from Honduras, heads to Texas, the state with the longest border and home to 1.65 million undocumented immigrants. There she witnesses the difficulties facing Central American refugees living in the Rio Grande Valley where US Border Patrol checkpoints keep undocumented people hemmed-in and the American dream out of reach.

2016-11-12T02:00:00Z

1x07 Democracy for Sale

1x07 Democracy for Sale

  • 2016-11-12T02:00:00Z45m

Comedian Zach Galifianakis travels to his home state of North Carolina to explore how its been transformed by political spending into a bellwether for how the money of an elite few has come to dominate our democracy. While there, Galifianakis investigates allegations that the current government's policies benefit only its wealthy backers and the impact this has on the general public.

2016-11-19T02:00:00Z

1x08 Home Economics

1x08 Home Economics

  • 2016-11-19T02:00:00Z45m

Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning actress and producer Amy Poehler ventures into the world of the invisible women who help keep the California economy afloat: domestic workers. Poehler discovers that the economic issues transcend classes, affecting both employers and employees, in a situation where everyone works harder than they used to and are underpaid for their efforts.

Season Premiere

2018-05-05T01:00:00Z

2x01 Washington's War on Women

Season Premiere

2x01 Washington's War on Women

  • 2018-05-05T01:00:00Z45m

Gretchen Carlson, who recently made her own personal story public, will take viewers to the halls of Congress to uncover a pervasive culture of sexual harassment held in place for decades by a deeply flawed system.

2018-05-12T01:00:00Z

2x02 Who Controls the Land

2x02 Who Controls the Land

  • 2018-05-12T01:00:00Z45m

Native American actor Martin Sensmeier travels to San Juan County, Utah, to investigate the controversy over the Bears Ears National Monument. While there, he uncovers the decades of struggle for equality by the county’s Native citizens.

2x03 There Has to Be a Better Way

  • 2018-05-19T01:00:00Z45m

In part one, Diane Guerrero travels to Houston, Texas to witness the growing conflict over sanctuary cities and discovers the hidden victims of this anti-immigrant era. In part two, Nick Offerman travels to the coal country of eastern Kentucky to investigate the collapse of the coal industry and meets voices calling for a different future.

2018-05-26T01:00:00Z

2x04 Whose History?

2x04 Whose History?

  • 2018-05-26T01:00:00Z45m

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