About this season
The Kim family's dark and surreal story provides a fresh perspective on North Korea.
Episodes (4)
1. Kingdom of the Kims
7.0Aired 11 November 2018 • 48 min
For decades, Korea and its people labor under Japanese imperialist rule. But in 1912, in a small town outside Pyongyang, a child is born, Kim Il Sung, coinciding with an omen of imperialism’s doom.
2. The Son of God
8.0Aired 11 November 2018 • 48 min
Unpacking the unique Kim father-son relationship further, “Son of God” tracks the decline of Kim Il Sung and the rise of his son, Kim Jong Il.
3. Nuclear Family
8.0Aired 18 November 2018 • 48 min
“A Nuclear Family” begins as the Cold War ends — and North Korea has lost Soviet patronage, and with it, the security it guarantees and the economic support that has sustained the country for nearly half a century.
4. Rocket Man
8.0Aired 18 November 2018 • 48 min
The final episode starts with the death of Kim Jong Il and the rise of the new leader of North Korea — his son, Kim Jong Un, taking power at the age of 28.