About this season
Season 3 of fern. aired in 2025.
Episodes (47)
1. How This Woman Exposed Wall Street
Aired 5 January 2025 • 33 min
Deutsche Bank is major player on Wall Street. In 2021, DWS, a subsidiary of the investment bank, was publicly accused by a former executive. This is the story of the likely largest greenwashing scandal in the global financial industry.
2. How Hackers Stole $1,000,000,000 From Banks
Aired 11 January 2025 • 14 min
This is the story of one of the biggest bank robberies in history, committed by hackers.
3. The Genius Design of Narco Submarines
Aired 19 January 2025 • 14 min
Cartels are using submarines to transport their products across the globe. But how do these submarines operate, and why are they so difficult to detect?
4. The Largest Weapon Ever Built
Aired 28 January 2025 • 10 min
This is the story of the most insane rail gun ever.
5. How to Escape North Korea
Aired 9 February 2025 • 15 min
Every year, countless people attempt to escape North Korea’s totalitarian regime. These are their stories.
6. The Biggest Nuke in History
Aired 21 February 2025 • 21 min
This is the story of Tsar Bomba, the emperor of nukes.
7. The World's Craziest Prison Escape
Aired 3 March 2025 • 25 min
A man attempts a daring escape from a high-security prison using a helicopter. Will he make it to freedom, or will his plan come crashing down?
8. The World's Most Dangerous Woman
Aired 12 March 2025 • 16 min
This is the story of Kim Yo-jong.
9. The Forgotten Attack on the Twin Towers
Aired 19 March 2025 • 14 min
The Twin Towers were attacked before 9/11. This is the story.
10. Japan's Chernobyl
Aired 26 March 2025 • 21 min
The story of how one man contained a nuclear disaster with a small team.
11. The Most Genius Cannabis Scam Ever
Aired 1 April 2025 • 18 min
JuicyFields made it super easy to invest in cannabis online. But behind the platform lies an unbelievable fraud case.
12. How an Ancient Mummy Changed History
Aired 13 April 2025 • 12 min
An ancient mummy was found in the ice. It reveals a great deal about the history of humanity.
13. The Hunt for America's Smartest Killer
Aired 17 April 2025 • 28 min
This is the unbelievable story of the Unabomber.
14. The Kid Who Ruled 33% of the World
Aired 29 April 2025 • 22 min
This is the story of Puyi, China's last emperor.
15. The Hacker Who Destroyed Hollywood
Aired 4 May 2025 • 16 min
This is the story of Kim Dotcom.
16. The Taco Bell Art Heist
Aired 12 May 2025 • 14 min
One of the strangest heists in America appears to be taking place at...Taco Bell!
17. The Biggest Sabotage in History
Aired 20 May 2025 • 28 min
What really happened in the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines?
18. How Were the Pyramids Actually Built?
Aired 25 May 2025 • 18 min
To this day, no one knows exactly how the Great Pyramid was built. The ancient Egyptians were master builders, and it must have taken incredible engineering. This video explores three theories of how they might have done it—one of which has only recently gained traction, thanks to new evidence.
19. The Hunt for El Chapo
Aired 5 June 2025 • 20 min
This is the story of El Chapo.
20. The Hunt for the Holocaust Architect
Aired 11 June 2025 • 19 min
This is the incredible hunt for the architect of the Holocaust!
21. How the CIA uses animals to spy
Aired 17 June 2025 • 23 min
This is how the CIA tried to weaponize animals!
22. The Soviet Scientist Who Saved the World
Aired 22 June 2025 • 17 min
This man is responsible for making one of the most important calls in history - the man who saved the world.
23. The Most Dangerous ISS Mission
Aired 29 June 2025 • 16 min
It is the largest and most complex man-made object in space – this is the incredible design of the ISS!
24. The Hunt for Russia's Hacker Elite
Aired 11 July 2025 • 41 min
They call themselves Fancy Bear or Cozy Bear and are elite units of Russian intelligence services. Their targets: the Bundestag, the U.S. elections and currently, Ukraine.
25. How Trump Is Secretly Making $2.600.000.000
Aired 18 July 2025 • 18 min
This is Trump's Secret Crypto Bank!
26. The Kid Who Hacked the Pentagon
Aired 22 July 2025 • 18 min
This is the tragic story of Jonathan James - a legendary teenage hacker, who broke into NASA and the Pentagon.
27. Why Fentanyl Is So Easy to Smuggle
Aired 27 July 2025 • 12 min
This is how fentanyl is smuggled!
28. The Most Secret Building in Manhattan
Aired 5 August 2025 • 17 min
What’s Hidden Inside the NSA Spy Hub in Manhattan?
29. The Indian Genius Nobody Understands
Aired 10 August 2025 • 32 min
This is the tragic story of one of the greatest minds in history!
30. The Bizarre Kidnapping of Aldi’s CEO
Aired 17 August 2025 • 33 min
The Kidnapping of Aldi’s CEO!
31. Why You Should Never Go to North Sentinel Island
Aired 24 August 2025 • 20 min
The real story of North Sentinel!
32. How a Minecraft Scammer Stole $16,500,000
Aired 31 August 2025 • 18 min
This is the story of the Minecraft scammer who hacked Twitter (or X) and Elon Musk.
33. Putin's Secret Sons
Aired 7 September 2025 • 18 min
This is the story of Vladimir Putin’s secret sons.
34. The Hunt for the Charlie Kirk Shooter
Aired 12 September 2025 • 5 min
A reconstruction of the attack on right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
35. Screenshot The Most Evil Secret Police in History
Aired 21 September 2025 • 22 min
This is the story of the Stasi.
36. How Egypt is Flooding the Desert
Aired 29 September 2025 • 24 min
In the middle of the Egyptian desert, something strange is happening...
37. Camp 14: The Most Horrible Place in North Korea
Aired 8 October 2025 • 22 min
This is the story of North Korea’s deadliest prison camp - Camp 14.
38. The Mutated Animals of Chernobyl
Aired 12 October 2025 • 17 min
The animals in Chernobyl are... different.
39. The Family That Broke News
Aired 18 October 2025 • 56 min
Who will win the battle for succession in the Murdoch family and take control of the world's most powerful media empire?
40. The Dumb Design of Modern Cars
Aired 29 October 2025 • 25 min
Modern cars are getting smarter – and somehow dumber. They are packed with features that make driving worse and sometimes downright dangerous.
41. How Meth Is Killing Europe
Aired 4 November 2025 • 30 min
Crystal meth is one of the most destructive drugs in the world. It has been flooding Germany for years. How did this happen?
42. How an FBI Agent Infiltrated the KKK
Aired 12 November 2025 • 41 min
This is the story of Scott Payne, the redneck turned FBI agent who infiltrated America’s underbelly.
43. How a Cult Took Over Fiji
Aired 21 November 2025 • 37 min
This is the story of Grace Road, the cult that quietly took over Fiji.
44. The Insane Waterpark That Killed 6 People
Aired 27 November 2025 • 24 min
This is the wildest amusement park America has ever built!
45. How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
Aired 7 December 2025 • 35 min
This is Peter Thiel - a major player in Silicon Valley who wants to transform humanity. But what does he actually want? What’s his problem with democracy? And is there an endgame?
46. We Investigated China's Secret Highway
Aired 14 December 2025 • 35 min
We travel to Afghanistan to investigate how a Taliban highway in the Wakhan Corridor could expand China's influence and change global trade.
47. The Hunt for the Lost Communist Console
Aired 23 December 2025 • 17 min
This is our search for the only video game console ever produced in the former communist state of East Germany, one of the rarest consoles in the world.