Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
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Overview
Louis Theroux reflects on 25 years of documentaries, featuring brand new conversations between him and his most memorable contributors.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2020-09-06
Runtime: 4h 0m
Director: Tom Barrow
Writer: Unknown
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Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux
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Episodes - Season 1
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
Episode 1
Louis Theroux looks back at his earliest documentaries and explores how some people’s most fervent beliefs can bring them into conflict with mainstream society
The Dark Side of Pleasure
The Dark Side of Pleasure
Episode 2
Louis explores how America has managed to take our darkest desires, commodify them and turn them into a saleable product. From his memorable Weird Weekends episodes on porn and rap to films about Las Vegas and the US opioid crisis, this episode explores a very human tendency to jump to the dark side when seeking out pleasure - whether through indulgence, risk-taking or the joy of doing something seen as 'bad' or 'wrong'. Louis re-connects with porn-star JJ, who over 20 years ago was just making his way in the adult industry but has since turned his back on that world ...
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder
Episode 3
Louis reflects on the criminal justice system in the USA, which has more prisoners than any other country in the world. In documentaries such as Behind Bars and Miami Mega Jail, Louis spent time with hundreds of incarcerated men, discovering a world with its own rules and codes and a system that seemed to be broken. In A Place for Paedophiles, Louis came face to face with those responsible for serious sex crimes against children who were being locked up indefinitely, even after their sentences had been completed. Louis also revisits his documentaries in Philadelphia ...
Family Ties
Family Ties
Episode 4
Louis examines how the greatest source of love in our lives - our families - can often be the cause of our deepest pain. In his trilogy of documentaries centred around the Westboro Baptist Church, Louis explores the price the family was paying for its devotion to the distorted vision of its patriarch, Pastor Fred Phelps. With Pastor Phelps now dead, the family has been torn apart - some of its members are still utterly devoted, whilst others have left, forbidden from ever contacting their families again. Louis also reflects on how physical and mental health or forces ...
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