The New York Times Presents
Season 3
20234 episodes
Episode 1
How to Fix a Pageant
Sep 29, 202349m
TMDB rating 4.5TMDB
Decades of waning cultural credibility and recent scandals have left the Miss USA pageant in chaos. This film explores allegations that rotted the core of an iconic institution and questions if it has outlived its relevance.
Episode 2
Broken Horses
Apr 26, 20241h 6m
TMDB rating 4.0TMDB
Churchill Downs, the cathedral of horse racing, turned into a horse graveyard at last year's Kentucky Derby. This film explores the sport beneath the pageantry, where a quest for faster horses is causing alarming breakdowns.
Episode 3
Lie to Fly
Aug 23, 20241h 1m
TMDB rating 4.5TMDB
A pilot's promising career takes a dark turn when he's accused of attempting to down a plane after taking psychedelic mushrooms; the film delves into pilot mental health protocols and urgent calls for reform within the aviation industry.
Episode 4
Weight of the World
Nov 22, 20241h 1m
TMDB rating 3.5TMDB
As GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic soar in popularity for weight loss, following three people on their own GLP-1 journeys and exploring how decades of diet culture and society's relentless pursuit of thinness paved the way for their rise.