Biography: Season 10
Season 10 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Biography Season 9.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 10 Progress Shield
Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty
Jan 15, 1997 · 60 min
From bootlegger to convict, to millionaire pornographer, to born-again Christian, to paraplegic gunshot-victim, Larry Flynt's life so far has been anything but ordinary. As the fou
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Jan 6, 2000 · 60 min
Celebrate the life and career of the larger‑than‑life character actor best known as the lovable, sharp‑tongued Grandpa Munster. The episode traces Lewis’s early years in New York,
Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery
Jan 12, 2000 · 60 min
From the first boycott he organized in 1933 to his rise through the ranks of the Teamsters union, Jimmy Hoffa was a visionary labor leader whose mysterious 1975 disappearance left
John J. Pershing: The Iron General
Jan 13, 2000 · 60 min
Explore the life of the disciplined, determined commander who helped shape America’s modern military identity. The episode traces Pershing’s rise from a Missouri schoolteacher to a
John Steinbeck: An American Writer
Jan 19, 2000 · 60 min
Trace the life of the novelist whose compassionate eye and unflinching honesty made him one of the defining voices of 20th‑century America. The episode follows Steinbeck from his C
Mary Magdalene: The Hidden Apostle
Jan 20, 2000 · 60 min
Explore the life and legacy of one of the most compelling and debated figures in Christian history. The episode traces Mary’s journey from her presence in the Gospels — as a devote
Pol Pot: Secret Killer
Jan 26, 2000 · 60 min
He was a privileged youth who was drawn to Communism in France during the '50s. When he returned to his own country he led a violent brutal regime that saw more than a quarter of t
Sally Hemings: Redefining History
Jan 27, 2000 · 60 min
Examine the life of the enslaved woman whose story has reshaped our understanding of Thomas Jefferson and early America. The episode traces Hemings’s origins at Monticello, her com
Stonewall Jackson
Feb 2, 2000 · 60 min
He put forth a brave face at Bull Run and led some of the most remarkable campaigns of the Civil War, and now the life of the man frequently sited as the Confederacy's premiere tac
Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily
Feb 3, 2000 · 60 min
Trace the life of the glamorous, resilient actress who moved effortlessly between Hollywood spectacle and television fame. The episode follows De Carlo from her early years in Vanc
Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed
Jan 4, 2001 · 60 min
Chronicles the life of the driven, uncompromising visionary who built one of the most legendary names in automotive history. The episode traces Ferrari’s early years in Modena, his
Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family
Jan 10, 2001 · 60 min
Examine the rise, power, and enduring influence of one of the most formidable organizations in American organized crime. The episode traces the family’s origins under Charles “Luck
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Jan 11, 2001 · 60 min
Trace the journey of the filmmaker whose imagination reshaped modern storytelling and revolutionized the movie industry. The episode follows Lucas from his early days at USC, where
Henry Hill: Goodfella
Jan 17, 2001 · 60 min
Recount the turbulent life of the mob associate whose insider perspective later became the backbone of one of America’s most famous crime stories. The episode traces Hill’s youth i
Calamity Jane
Jan 3, 2002 · 60 min
Explore the life of the fearless, free‑spirited frontierswoman who became one of the most colorful legends of the American West. The episode traces Martha Jane Canary’s rough‑and‑t
Donald Rumsfeld: Top Gun
Jan 9, 2002 · 60 min
When appointed to Secretary of Defense at age 68, many critics claimed he was too old. Opinions changed after 9/11 when the tough‑minded leader directed the nation’s war on terror.
General George Patton: A Genius for War
Jan 10, 2002 · 60 min
General George S. Patton was a walking, talking, fighting machine whose personality was bigger and noisier than one of his Sherman tanks. He was tough. He was vain. He was brillian
Hitler and Stalin: Roots of Evil
Jan 16, 2002 · 60 min
Hitler and Stalin: Roots of Evil delves into the parallel rise of two of history’s most ruthless dictators and the ideologies that plunged the world into terror. The episode traces
Home Improvement: A Half-Hour of Power
Jan 17, 2002 · 60 min
Take a look back at the hit sitcom that turned suburban chaos, DIY mishaps, and over‑the‑top masculinity into one of the 1990s’ most beloved TV staples. The episode traces how Tim
John & Abigail Adams: Love and Liberty
Jan 23, 2002 · 60 min
Theirs was one of the greatest political partnerships in American history. When John Adams and Abigail Smith married on October 25, 1764, they shared an ambitious vision for the ne
Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
Jan 24, 2002 · 60 min
Examine the brutal reign of the Soviet dictator whose quest for absolute power transformed his nation into a state ruled by fear. The episode traces Stalin’s rise from a Georgian s
Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier
Jan 30, 2002 · 60 min
Recount the epic journey that opened the American West and defined an era of discovery. The episode follows Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they embark on the Corps of Discov
Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
Jan 31, 2002 · 60 min
Trace the life of the leader whose philosophy of nonviolent resistance reshaped global movements for justice and freedom. The episode follows Gandhi from his formative years in Ind
Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures
Feb 6, 2002 · 60 min
Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, the man who came to be known as Mark Twain was a true American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose captivating novels and sto
Osama Bin Laden: In the Name of Allah
Feb 7, 2002 · 60 min
Examine the life and radicalization of the man responsible for leading al‑Qaeda, a violent extremist organization responsible for mass casualties and severe human rights violations
Pablo Escobar: The Terror of Columbia
Feb 13, 2002 · 60 min
Chronicle the rise and reign of the drug lord whose violent empire left an indelible scar on his nation. The episode traces Escobar’s beginnings in Medellín, his rapid ascent in th
RFK: His Many Sides
Feb 14, 2002 · 60 min
A man who believed that we could be better than ourselves, he was on his way to becoming a great leader-but on June 5th, 1968, his life was cut short. Biography presents an intimat
Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
Feb 20, 2002 · 60 min
He went from B-movies to the Oval Office. One of the most controversial presidents in history, he changed the nation more radically than any chief executive since Roosevelt. Ronald
The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne
Feb 21, 2002 · 60 min
He traveled to the moon, under the sea and to the center of the earth all without leaving his desk. His vivid imagination created some of the seminal classics of science fiction. J
The Manson Women: An American Nightmare
Feb 27, 2002 · 60 min
The disturbing story of the young women who fell under the spell of Charles Manson and became central figures in one of the most infamous crime sprees in American history. The epis
Saturday Night Live
Apr 22, 2002 · 60 min
Saturday Night Live charts the creation and evolution of the groundbreaking late‑night institution that reshaped American comedy. The episode traces the show’s 1975 debut under pro