About this season
Rebels, Radicals, Mavericks, Change Makers. I Am Rebel is a documentary series about outsiders finding their voices in the underworlds of vice and proving that change only happens when you break the rules.
Episodes (4)
1. Jacked
Aired 5 June 2016
In response to racially motivated police brutality, three Detroit men hijack a plane in 1972. Their botched mission leads to sweeping reforms.
2. Weegee The Famous
Aired 12 June 2016
New York’s first crime scene photographer chronicles Prohibition-era gang warfare, prompting police to change tactics to end the public violence.
3. The Love Drug
Aired 19 June 2016
Chemistry prodigy Alexander Shulgin goes to war with the DEA when his psychedelic cure to treat PTSD hits the streets as party drug Ecstasy.
4. Phreaks and Geeks
Aired 26 June 2016
Computer hackers aren’t a major threat until one sends the FBI on a cat-and-mouse hunt in the 1980s, shaping online security in today’s digital age.