Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Louis is back in touch with Mike Cain, who in the nineties had prepared himself with weapons for an inevitable war with the federal government. More than twenty years later, his views do not appear to have changed much.

Louis explores how America has managed to take our darkest desires, commodify them and turn them into a saleable product.

Louis looks back on his documentaries on the US criminal justice system. He reflects on the prison system and revisits documentaries shot in Philadelphia and Milwaukee that show how tensions were already high even before the killing of George Floyd.

Louis examines how families can be the cause of our deepest pain, and catches up with contributors from Trans Kids and A Different Brain to see how their lives have changed.