Years ago, Shaun Smith was an enforcer for a major Liverpool crime family, waging war on a rival drug gang with extreme violence. After serving five years in prison for firearms offenses, he now tries to apply his hard-won skills legally, working as a debt collector in the northern town of Warrington.
Bare-knuckle boxing is resurging in the UK, becoming a modern bloodsport. Clive Martin embeds with fighters from all walks of life; the scene mixes honour, pride, and extreme violence. As the first US vs UK title fight in 150 years approaches, he explores whether violence drives these men or results from it.
A homemade drug called Krokodil is gaining popularity in Siberia, terrifying users with horrific effects that cause skin to become scaly, rot, and fall away. In this documentary, we explore why even many heroin users are afraid of this deadly drug and want nothing to do with it.
New Zealand’s isolation led to meth and novel drugs becoming popular, sparking addiction and gang violence. Rising crime threatened the country’s safety. A glam-rock musician named Starboy took on the drug war—and nearly succeeded.
The “world’s greatest sex hacker” teaches a hands-on course and answers questions about sex. He shares his journey from a “sexually insecure Asian immigrant” and explains why we should listen to him.
In Siberia, a self-proclaimed messiah leads 4,000 followers whose beliefs in UFOs and the end of the world grow increasingly extreme.
We embed with London’s Neturei Karta, a controversial ultra-Orthodox Jewish group that opposes Zionism and the state of Israel. In this documentary, reporter Milène Larsson goes inside the secretive community to understand their anti-Israel stance.
In Colombia, pink “cocaine” or “tucibi” is all the rage, from elite clubbers to cartel leaders. It’s pricier than white cocaine, has its own music genre, and fuels a new generation of “neo-narcos.” Cartels are now expanding production into Europe.
Once known for extremist ties, Germany’s Black Flock Motorcycle Gang now claims to have left hate behind. We spent time with former neo-Nazis inside the club to explore their uneasy rebrand—and the contradictions between their talk of rehabilitation and their ongoing lives of crime and excess.
Heimo Korth is the last person living year-round in nearly 19 million acres of protected Alaskan wilderness, deep inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Living completely off the land among polar bears and caribou, this film follows one man’s extraordinary choice to survive in total isolation on America’s final frontier.
A crew travels to Colombia to investigate scopolamine—known as “Devil’s Breath”—a drug rumored to strip victims of free will. What begins as uneasy interviews and chilling street stories quickly spirals into a far darker and more dangerous reality.
Valeria Lukyanova, known as the “real-life Barbie,” goes beyond her viral looks as a time-traveling spiritual guru. In this documentary, she reveals how physical perfection becomes a medium for sharing her life-changing philosophy.