Shane Smith
Director
VICE (2013)
Specials
A documentary news series with a taboo-breaking team who deliver incredible news stories from around the world.
Released April 5, 2013
Episode 30 min
17+
Genres: Documentary, News, War
Keywords: tmdb.corruption, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - What is VICE? (Extended)
March 25, 2013, midnight
S0E2 - Assassination Nation: Backyard Gunshop (Extended)
Vice correspondent Ryan Duffy visits an illegal backyard gun shop in Danao, Philippines, where an underground gunmaker teaches him just how guns in the Philippines get made.
April 29, 2013, midnight
S0E3 - World's Most Dangerous Border: Bajaur Raid (Extended)
While in Bajaur, Pakistan - considered the main refuge and supply-route for Taliban insurgents - Shane gets a first-hand look at what a raid operation with Bajaur Scouts looks like.
April 19, 2013, midnight
S0E4 - World's Most Dangerous Border: Pakistani Dress Up (Extended)
Before heading out to the Line of Control that divides India and Pakistan, Shane decides to buy the local garb -- shalwar kameez - to fit in.
April 19, 2013, midnight
S0E5 - Escape from North Korea: Hanawon Resettlement Center (Extended)
Before a defector can officially become a member of South Korean society, he or she must complete a program at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Thomas sits down with the Director of Education to get a glimpse into the crash course that transforms defector into denizen.
April 22, 2013, midnight
S0E6 - European Meltdown: Germany's Far Right (Extended)
At a rally held by the National Democratic Party (NDP), the largest far right party in Germany, we see the NDP and their oppositionists face off.
April 26, 2013, midnight
S0E7 - European Meltdown: The New Face of French Nationalism (Extended)
Amidst the economic strain in France, the far right Front National has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Shane meets the new face of French nationalism and the successors of the Le Pen lineage, Marine Le Pen and Marion Marechal-Le Pen.
April 26, 2013, midnight
S0E8 - Mormon Lost Boys: Lorin's Story (Extended)
Lorin Holm, who has been excommunicated from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints since 2011, invited us to his home to give us a first-hand look of the house he once shared with his three wives and 25 children.
May 3, 2013, midnight
S0E9 - China's Ghost Towns: Strolling the Thames (Extended)
Vice correspondent, Ryan Duffy takes a stroll with some tour guides through Thames Town in Songjiang, China and learns about the English 'Copy Cat City', its value, uses and the 'One City, Nine Towns' plan China has established for the outskirts of Shanghai.
May 10, 2013, midnight
S0E10 - Egypt on the Brink: Women Under Assault (Extended)
Vice Founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square to learn about the horrible conditions Egyptian women have been put in while their country has been turned upside down.
May 10, 2013, midnight
S0E11 - Underground Heroin Clinic: Bwiti Naming Ceremony (Extended)
Vice Founder, Shane Smith heads to Harlem to meet up with Matt, a heroin user who recently kicked his habit through a ritual ceremony involving the psychedelic drug, ibogaine
May 18, 2013, midnight
S0E12 - Tobaccoland: Anti-Smoking Rally (Extended)
Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton attends an anti-tobacco Human Rights Day in Jakarta, Indonesia where he tries to kick his addiction.
May 18, 2013, midnight
S0E13 - The World is Sinking: Preventative Measures: (Extended)
Vice Founder, Shane Smith, explores global warming by talking to leading experts about what can be done to save the impending disasters that are caused by rising water levels around the world.
June 7, 2013, midnight
S0E14 - Senegalese Laamb Wrestling: Marabout Ritual (Extended)
Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton trains for an upcoming laamb wrestling match and meets a Senegalese shaman who bathes him in a series of potions to give him an edge over his opponent.
June 7, 2013, midnight
S0E15 - Chiraq: Global Gangsters (Extended)
Vice Correspondent Thomas Morton meets some young Chicago rappers to gauge the impact of street violence on their lives and music.
June 14, 2013, midnight
S0E16 - Nigeria's Oil Pirates: The Curse of Oil (Extended)
Vice Founder Suroosh Alvi hangs out with some Nigerian locals who explain how oil spills affect their community and land.
June 14, 2013, midnight
S0E17 - Basketball Diplomacy: Lunch with the North Korean Team (Extended)
After making basketball history playing alongside the North Korean National Team, Vice Correspondent, Ryan Duffy and the Harlem Globetrotters sit down for a meal with the North Korean players, sharing highlights from the game and reactions to the surprise appearance of the Grand Marshall, Kim Jong Un.
June 14, 2013, midnight
S0E18 - The Hosts Extended Featurette
Feb. 18, 2014, midnight
10.0
S0E19 - VICE Special Report: Killing Cancer
An hour-long in-depth documentary that focuses on therapies that go far, far beyond chemo. We'll be taking a look at how doctors use HIV, measles, and genetically-engineered cold viruses to strengthen patients' immune systems and wipe out cancer cells without damaging their bodies the way chemo normally does.
Feb. 27, 2015, midnight
S0E20 - VICE Special Report: Fixing The System
The special offers a panoramic perspective on crime and punishment, and will follow all the key characters in America’s sprawling justice system, including prisoners and their families, members of the judiciary, and community reformers.
Sept. 27, 2015, midnight
S0E21 - VICE Special Report: Countdown to Zero
In honor of World AIDS day, Vice dives deep into the revolutionary breakthroughs happening in AIDS/HIV prevention and treatment.
Dec. 1, 2015, midnight
S0E22 - VICE Special Report: Fighting ISIS
Jan. 31, 2016, midnight
S0E25 - VICE Special Report: A House Divided
In first post-election look at the political climate that gave rise to Donald Trump, president Obama speaks to VICE’s Shane Smith about the fierce partisan fighting that dominated his presidency and divided the country.
Dec. 9, 2016, midnight
S0E30 - VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray
In the decades following World War II, the United States led the way in shaping the world order. Since the end of the Cold War, old alliances have fractured and new rivalries have arisen, resulting in a world increasingly in disarray, where weak states threaten global stability just as much as strong ones do. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi and other VICE correspondents (Producers) examine the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world and meet people living through today's major conflicts in this exclusive HBO presentation that features interviews with Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair, Samantha Power, Ash Carter and others.
July 21, 2017, midnight
S0E31 - Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner and more speak out as they never have before.
Dec. 10, 2018, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 3390 min.
Released: April 5, 2013
Last Air Date: Dec. 14, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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