About this season
Each week, ABC News’ correspondents will leave the anchor desk and studios behind, taking viewers on a journey straight to the source of the stories everyone is talking about, plus the ones no one has even heard of yet. The program’s timely reporting will dive deep into the issues driving the conversations across America and spotlight real people affected by current events featuring hard-hitting investigative reports and profiles of newsmakers from around the globe.
Episodes (31)
1. Ctrl Alt Kill: A Twisted Tale of Silicon Valley Whiz Kids Gone Wrong
Aired 11 September 2025 • 44 min
The mystery surrounding a group of Silicon Valley dropouts in jail in 3 states. Are they part of a new cult? What authorities say connects the so-called Zizians, some wearing masks, robes and wielding swords, and a trail of blood across the country.
2. Secrets of Sorority Rush
Aired 18 September 2025 • 35 min
In the competitive world of sorority rush, mothers and daughters may have a secret weapon: rush coaches. From the thousands of dollars spent, to the pressure and heartbreak, from alpha to zeta, we go behind the scenes of what it takes to seek a bid.
3. Truly Lionel Richie
Aired 25 September 2025 • 28 min
Lionel Richie shares the love, loss and lessons that shaped him into the man he is today from The Commodores to global stardom. In a candid conversation with Robin Roberts, Richie reflects on his transformative six-decade career.
4. Ne-Yo: My Four Girlfriends
Aired 2 October 2025 • 31 min
Grammy winner Ne-Yo and his four girlfriends made headlines when he announced their polyamorous lifestyle. He opens up about it all and we go inside the world of polyamory: from speed dating events to a throuple who have been together for years.
5. The Dark Shot: Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs
Aired 9 October 2025 • 25 min
As more people take Ozempic, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 so-called “skinny shots,” a black market grows of fakes and counterfeits. Reality stars Dolores Catania and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace speak to Juju Chang as IMPACT investigates illicit weight loss drugs.
6. Evil: Manson Killers Freed?
Aired 16 October 2025 • 54 min
Should the Manson killers go free? The Manson Family cult is back in the headlines decades after the brutal murders of 7 people. One killer is already free. Now, another is seeking parole. Why victims' families say they are still a danger to society.
7. Burning Man: Death in the Desert
Aired 23 October 2025 • 28 min
A man with a fatal stab wound to his neck, found at the Burning Man gathering on the night of the symbolic burn. The exclusive interviews with members of the victim's camp and police. Shocking a pop-up community of art and music in the Nevada desert.
8. Back From the Dead
Aired 30 October 2025 • 27 min
What if death isn't the end? Paranormal investigators and near-death experiencers say there's something more beyond this life. From documenting spirits of the dead to stories of actually crossing over, inside our fascination with what happens when we die.
9. Making of a Murdaugh
Aired 6 November 2025 • 33 min
It was a web of deception, lies and murder that would bring down a family dynasty. Inside the making of the hit series "Murdaugh: Death in the Family" that's inspired by real events.
10. Finding the Louvre Jewels
Aired 13 November 2025 • 31 min
Come on an adventure: From the streets of Paris to the diamond capital of the world, former thieves detail the thrill of a heist and we go inside a sting. New intel about how $100 million of Crown Jewels were stolen and the lengths to find them.
11. Under His Spell
Aired 4 December 2025 • 33 min
Shadowy cult leader, Keith Raniere, left dozens of women branded and abused in his wake. Now a former Hollywood actress is speaking out about becoming his sex slave after being sucked into NXIVM, detailing her own abuse -- and how she abused others.
12. The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder
Aired 11 December 2025 • 28 min
16-year-old Theresa Fusco went missing after a shift at a roller rink ー her body later found beaten and naked. 40 years later, authorities believe they found the suspect. Now, families of two other girls who went missing around that time want answers.
13. Never See You Again
Aired 15 January 2026 • 35 min
A young mother brutally murdered, and a case gone cold for 34 years, until a bunch of college students blow it wide open.
14. Kill Code: Black Dahlia & Zodiac - Two Cases, One Killer?
Aired 22 January 2026 • 33 min
The Zodiac and the Black Dahlia murders: Two of America's most notorious unsolved mysteries. Could it be the same killer? Following a trail of cryptic clues, an amateur sleuth now says he’s cracked the code on both cases.
15. End it Like Beckham
Aired 29 January 2026 • 35 min
The Beckham family feud. Brooklyn Beckham shares a bombshell statement on Instagram accusing his famous parents of prioritizing their image over their family. Inside the wedding dress speculation drama and what really happened with their first dance.
16. The Perfect Couple: Inside the Ohio Murders
Aired 5 February 2026 • 28 min
A mysterious double murder in Ohio leaves a community on edge after Spencer and Monique Tepe are killed in their home while their young children slept. Now the shocking arrest is prompting more questions than ever.
17. Piper Rockelle: Barely Legal
Aired 12 February 2026 • 31 min
Piper Rockelle was one of YouTube's biggest child stars, until a scandal shattered her world. Now 18, she's on OnlyFans, making millions. She responds to the allegations against her mother and her controversial decision to nearly bare it all online.
18. America’s Next Top Model: 20 Years Later
Aired 13 February 2026 • 45 min
With old shows getting new life on streaming, one show is getting some heat; America's Next Top Model. We talk to past contestants and judge Janice Dickinson. Later, supermodel Coco Rocha teaches pose, poise and how aspiring models can protect themselves.
19. The Prince & The Predator
Aired 19 February 2026 • 29 min
The Royal family in crisis as outrage grows over ex-Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Inside the emails between the sex offender and the disgraced brother of the King. Now with pressure mounting on the monarchy, can it survive this scandal?
20. The Widow and the Wiretap
Aired 26 February 2026 • 30 min
In 1991, 22-year-old Pamela Smart was convicted of planning her husband’s murder after her teen lover shot him. 35 years later, after taking responsibility for the crime, her fight for freedom continues claiming new evidence.
21. Hated on the Hills: Spencer Pratt Rewritten
Aired 5 March 2026 • 29 min
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles. He says his villain persona was all an act, revealing what really happened behind the scenes on The Hills.
22. Britney Spears: Chasing Freedom
Aired 12 March 2026 • 27 min
New concern for Britney Spears, after her arrest for a suspected DUI. Less than 5 years after she was released from her conservatorship, some are asking whether the Princess of Pop needs help. What the #FreeBritney movement is saying now.
23. Love, Money... and Murder? The Kouri Richins Trial
Aired 19 March 2026 • 34 min
Utah mom, Kouri Richins, was accused of lacing her husband’s cocktail with a deadly dose of fentanyl, then writing a children’s book about grief. Her trial had all the makings of a made-for-TV movie. Will she be found guilty?
24. Edge of Death: Three Ways to Kill
Aired 26 March 2026 • 29 min
Two hikers find a young woman bloodied and injured on a scenic trail in Hawaii. Is it the case of a murderous scorned husband, or the work of a calculating wife? Inside the trial.
25. Terror on the Trails
Aired 9 April 2026 • 36 min
Inside the haunting Trailside Killer case. 7 grisly murders. How actress Lisa Rinna’s mom survived a serial killer. And could there be more victims?
26. Monster at the Beach
Aired 16 April 2026 • 34 min
When bodies are found along Long Island's pristine beaches -- a hunt for a serial killer begins. Rex Heuermann, architect by day, killer by night, just plead guilty to killing 8 women. Inside the investigation that caught the Gilgo Beach killer.
27. Looksmaxxed
Aired 23 April 2026 • 26 min
Dive into the world of looksmaxxing, where certain young men sometimes go to extremes to improve their appearance. What’s pushing the trend, what’s at risk, and where’s the line between self-love and self-hate?
28. There’s Something About Fernando
Aired 30 April 2026 • 28 min
From underdog to national champion, the NFL’s newest rookie Fernando Mendoza beat the odds to become the number one pick at the 2026 draft. But who is the man under the helmet who’s captivated the nation and transcended football?
29. Raised by Killers: Growing Up Escobar
Aired 7 May 2026 • 27 min
The son of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar details the paradox of growing up in his father’s shadow, with sicarios as his teachers, mentors, friends and family, all captured in the new Hulu series Dear Killer Nannies, starring John Leguizamo.
30. Evil Found Them: The Lovers Lane Murders
Aired 14 May 2026 • 34 min
Who killed Andy and Cheryl? What started as a date night at Houston’s Lovers Lane ended in a brutal, unsolved double murder. Now, more than 35 years later, have police found the person who did it?
31. Killer on Campus
Aired 4 June 2026 • 36 min
A 19-year-old college freshman, Kristin Smart, vanishes from a party and is never seen again. Could new technology and a new search at the killer's mother's house finally lead to her body?