About this season
In-depth reporting and investigations by VICE News.
Episodes (39)
1. 187 Minutes: The January 6th Insurrection
Aired 5 January 2023 • 44 min
Two years after a mob broke into the U.S. Capitol, VICE Special Report: 187 Minutes chronicles the attempted coup that changed American history.
2. The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate
Aired 12 January 2023 • 46 min
VICE's Matt Shea takes viewers inside Andrew Tate’s secret society and compound in Romania and gives a voice to women who were allegedly abused by him.
3. ISIS Prison Break
Aired 19 January 2023 • 44 min
VICE’s Hind Hassan investigates a violent ISIS prison break attempt. In partnership with researchers at Airwars, she examines how the U.S. ignored the warning signs.
4. American Terror: Extremism in the Ranks
Aired 26 January 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates extremism in the ranks of the U.S. military; the rise of veterans and active-duty servicemen who play a key role in the DNA of white extremist groups.
5. Mafia Land
Aired 2 February 2023 • 44 min
From farm to fork, the Mafia has infiltrated Italy’s food industry. VICE News’ Michael Anthony Adams investigates this $26B money maker for the infamous crime organization.
6. Arming the Americas
Aired 9 February 2023 • 44 min
VICE News travels to Mexico, Honduras and Brazil to investigate how guns made and bought in the U.S. are fueling violence across our southern border.
7. Post Roe America
Aired 16 February 2023 • 44 min
VICE News’ Gianna Toboni investigates the pro-life right playbook, how they got the country here, and what’s next on their agenda in Post-Roe America.
8. Putin’s War
Aired 23 February 2023 • 44 min
After a year of on-the-ground coverage in Ukraine, VICE News correspondents look back at Russia’s invasion, and the human toll of a war which has so far left 200,000 dead.
9. Drill’s Rap Sheet
Aired 2 March 2023 • 44 min
VICE News explores the violence around drill rap. Some in law enforcement say it's a key part of the problem, but are they attacking black culture when they target rappers?
10. Beyond Fentanyl
Aired 9 March 2023 • 44 min
The opioid crisis is at another turning point with drugs even more potent than fentanyl. VICE News gets an intimate glimpse at the impact this new poly-drug wave is having.
11. Death of a Protester
Aired 16 March 2023 • 44 min
In 2022 a Palestinian protester died after falling at the Al Aqsa compound during Ramadan protests. VICE News investigates the moment that led to his death.
12. They’re Watching Us
Aired 23 March 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates a school surveillance company that combs through student activity on email, chat, and other school-issued tools for “concerning” content.
13. Aging, Inc
Aired 30 March 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates how some nursing homes hide their profits at the expense of patients.
14. Prison Experiment
Aired 6 April 2023 • 44 min
VICE Special Report follows an experimental, prisoner-run reentry program that leverages the respect of gang leaders until the program takes an unexpected turn.
15. Opting Out
Aired 13 April 2023 • 44 min
Post-pandemic, schools in the U.S. are now largely back to normal, but some students aren’t going back. VICE News investigates what’s driving homeschool families to opt out.
16. Turning 20
Aired 20 April 2023 • 44 min
In an intimate, character-driven documentary, VICE News charts the history of the Iraq war through the eyes of six twenty-somethings, who grew up in the wake of the U.S. invasion.
17. No Justice For Women in Afghanistan
Aired 27 April 2023 • 44 min
VICE News is inside Afghanistan as women face the loss of rights and autonomy under the Taliban.
18. True Crime Scene
Aired 4 May 2023 • 44 min
True Crime Scene goes inside the feverish and fast-changing world of True Crime, peeling back the enormous and messy ecosystem it has created.
19. Psychedelic Capitalism
Aired 11 May 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates the struggle between pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, and other entities on who gets to control and profit from psychedelic therapy.
20. The Price of Purity
Aired 18 May 2023 • 44 min
In a VICE News one-hour special Hind Hassan investigates allegations of exploitation in the US essential oils industry and the supply chain in Somaliland.
21. Mass Shooting Nation
Aired 25 May 2023 • 44 min
It’s been ten years since the Sandy Hook mass shooting and not much has changed when it comes to gun control in America, VICE News investigates.
22. They’re Getting Rid of Us
Aired 1 June 2023 • 44 min
Women in ICE custody were allegedly given unneeded, non-consensual gynecologic surgeries and then scheduled for deportation. In a special report, VICE News investigates.
23. Toxic Farmland
Aired 1 June 2023 • 42 min
The result of a nearly yearlong investigation, VICE News examines the role one Michigan automotive supplier has played in spreading toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to neighboring farms.
24. Above the Law: Sexual Assault on Duty at LMPD
Aired 8 June 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates multiple sexual assault allegations against the Louisville Metro Police Department.
25. Above the Law: Theft and Fraud on Duty at LMPD
Aired 8 June 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates more allegations of abuse of power in the Louisville Metro Police Department.
26. Silenced
Aired 15 June 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School system in North Carolina, where current and former students say the district is suppressing reports of sexual assault.
27. Out Loud
Aired 15 June 2023 • 44 min
Queer artists and their fans have always used music to express themselves. In this film, Bounce icon Big Freedia introduces us to three young musicians redefining their genres.
28. Handle with Care
Aired 22 June 2023 • 44 min
Sixteen-year-old Cornelius Fredrick died after being restrained in a residential treatment facility, Lakeside Academy. VICE News investigates his death and allegations of abuse.
29. Spanish Disinfodemic
Aired 29 June 2023 • 44 min
Spanish-speaking communities are facing an onslaught of disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines. VICE News investigates who's responsible and what's being done about it.
30. Dead Time
Aired 29 June 2023 • 44 min
Dead time is serving time in prison beyond your sentence — something that pretty much only happens if you’re on the sex offense registry. VICE News’ Alice Hines investigates.
31. The 11-Day War
Aired 6 July 2023 • 44 min
In May 2021, war erupted between Israel and Hamas. VICE gained exclusive access to both sides of the conflict, venturing deep underground inside Hamas' network of tunnels.
32. When Murder Isn't Murder
Aired 6 July 2023 • 44 min
LaKeith Smith is in prison for murder because a cop killed his friend. VICE News’ Dexter Thomas investigates the felony murder rule, and what it takes to get justice in Alabama.
33. Inside Rights
Aired 13 July 2023 • 44 min
VICE News’ Gianna Toboni talks to teens in Mississippi to discuss abortion rights ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
34. Triggermen
Aired 13 July 2023 • 44 min
VICE News investigates one of the deadliest police departments in the country.
35. American Dilemma
Aired 10 August 2023 • 44 min
VICE News looks at high rates of severe mental illness among America’s death row prisoners. Are we executing the “worst of the worst,” or some of the country’s most vulnerable?
36. Sold Out: Ticketmaster and the Resale Racket
Aired 31 August 2023 • 44 min
A shadowy group of scalpers & corporations have made getting concert tickets impossible. VICE News takes an inside look at the darker corners of the multi-billion dollar swindle.
37. Making A Killing: The Chinese Mafia Transforming the Global Drug Trade
Aired 26 October 2023 • 44 min
Isobel Yeung goes undercover with Chinese money launderers in Mexico to investigate the new gang alliance that’s transforming the global drug trade.
38. Inside Wagner
Aired 16 November 2023 • 44 min
A gripping and definitive look at the group's presence across several continents with a deep dive into the group's operations, personalities, and modus operandi.
39. Warped by War: Inside Putin's Russia
Aired 21 December 2023 • 45 min
Putin's invasion of Ukraine brought war back to Europe, but it’s also transforming Russia itself—dissent has been crushed, state propaganda is in overdrive and fear is everywhere.