PBS News Weekend: Season 3
Season 3 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 PBS News Weekend Season 2.
- 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 3 Progress Shield
January 11, 2015
Jan 11, 2015 · 25 min
Hundreds of thousands march in France in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, an official speaks on whether recruitment by terrorist organizations can be prevented, and two o
January 31, 2015
Jan 31, 2015 · 25 min
ISIS claims to behead another Japanese captive. Later, what's behind China's crackdown on Internet access? And, in our signature segment, a look at the American city that produces
February 8, 2015
Feb 8, 2015 · 25 min
On this edition for Sunday, February 8, 2015, diplomatic efforts intensify in seeking a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in France have so
December 26, 2015
Dec 26, 2015 · 25 min
On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 26, the death toll rises following severe weather in the Southern United States as forecasters warn of more bad weather to come. In our signature
December 27, 2015
Dec 27, 2015 · 25 min
On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 27, Iraqi forces retake the ISIS stronghold of Ramadi, deadly tornadoes strike Texas overnight and a new look at the evolution of Mongolian rock an