Independent Lens / Season 1 ▦ Season guide Independent Lens: Season 1 8 episodes Premiered Aug 9, 1999 Updated Jul 21, 2026 Spoiler-safe Advertisement Season 1 Episodes Episode Guide 🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD Season 1 Progress Shield All Safe I'm Watching Caught Up Season: Season 1 Last Watched: None (Not started) Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek. Binge Efficiency Engine Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests. 38% 63% Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes Core (5): Character development & subplots Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler Show All (8) Crucial Mytharc (3) Essential Canon (8) S1·E1 Mytharc Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang Aug 9, 1999 · 60 min S1·E2 Core Nothing but the Truth Aug 16, 1999 · 60 min S1·E3 Core Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung Aug 23, 1999 · 60 min S1·E4 Core The Man Who Drove with Mandela Aug 30, 1999 · 60 min S1·E5 Core The Jew in the Lotus Sep 6, 1999 · 60 min S1·E6 Core Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key Sep 13, 1999 · 60 min S1·E7 Mytharc Secret People Oct 4, 1999 · 60 min S1·E8 Mytharc I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian Oct 11, 1999 · 60 min