Alex Gibney
Director
Independent Lens (1999)
Season 27
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
Released Aug. 9, 1999
Episode 61 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.celebrity, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: PBS, PBS, YouTube TV, KQED, WETA+WETA+
Production Companies: ITVS
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S27E1 - Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Phil Sharp's RNA discovery reshaped science, medicine, and the global biotech industry.
Oct. 6, 2025, midnight
S27E2 - Ratified
A bipartisan coalition continues a century-long fight to add gender equality into the Constitution.
Oct. 20, 2025, midnight
S27E3 - Life After
Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport investigates assisted dying and uncovers how ableism, policy, and systemic failures can make death seem like the only option. With gripping stories and a personal mission, Life After explores who gets real choice, and who doesn’t, in life and death.
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
PBS
61 min/ep
32723 min
Aug. 9, 1999
Oct. 27, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-PG / 10+
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