About this season
On Assignment with Richard Engel follows the NBC News correspondent as he reports on stories around the world. He draws from his twenty years of experience of original reporting from the field to host this series which features in-depth reporting and interviews with key figures around the world.
Episodes (6)
1. Coronavirus Outbreak: Covid-19
Aired 8 March 2020
At a time of global uncertainty, Richard Engel draws on his years of experience to host this coronavirus special.
2. The Age of Hate
Aired 22 March 2020
Award-winning NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent with your angle reports how white nationalism is spreading globally in sophisticated ways.
3. Pandemic
Aired 12 April 2020
4. The COVID Frontlines
Aired 7 June 2020 • 57 min
Which angle explores the front lines of the coronavirus fight in Sweden, Italy and Mexico to find out how different countries are responding to the crisis.
5. Enemy of the State
Aired 19 September 2020
The world’s s news media is under attack —some reporters even murdered. In 2017 investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was blown up in a car bomb in Malta. Was she killed for her work? Richard Engel reports on her family’s fight for justice.
6. Race for the Vaccine
Aired 15 November 2020
On the ground reporting discussing how the Covid-19 vaccine is being created and it’s effectiveness.