Storyville: Season 2016
Season 20 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 Storyville Season 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
The Golden Age of Circus: The Show of Shows
Jan 17, 2016 · 85 min
Roll up, roll up for an unforgettable experience! This film tells the story of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions. Rarities and ne
The Great Gangster Film Fraud
Jan 24, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary about a bankrupt Jordanian entrepreneur and an unemployed Irish actress who hatch a plan to scam £2.5m off the British taxman by faking the production of a £20m movie.
A Death Row Tale: The Fear of 13
Jan 31, 2016 · 85 min
After more than 20 years on death row, a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed. But as he tells his story, it gradually becomes clear that nothing is quite w
The Toughest Horse Race in the World: Palio
Feb 7, 2016 · 85 min
The Palio is the oldest horse race in the world, and turns the Italian city of Siena into a high-stakes battleground of strategy, intrigue and simmering machismo. In the eye of the
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
Feb 14, 2016 · 85 min
In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. Money was no object - a la
The Black Panthers
Feb 21, 2016 · 85 min
The first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther party, its culture and political awakening for black people. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson weaves a treasure
Bolshoi's Babylon
Feb 28, 2016 · 85 min
The Bolshoi is worshipped as Russia's national treasure by its many fans. But in 2013 the theatre hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons - Sergei Filin, director of the ballet
My Nazi Legacy
Mar 30, 2016 · 85 min
Three men travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, the
Being Evel Knievel
Apr 7, 2016 · 85 min
An enjoyable look at the first globally-famous stunt performer, exploring the charisma and showmanship at the heart of Evel Knievel's improbable success. Knievel made a career out
Unlocking The Cage
Jun 22, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary following animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Steve and his legal team are
Moazzam Begg: Living the War on Terror
Oct 16, 2016 · 85 min
Gripping first-hand account by a former Guantanamo detainee that chronicles the rise of modern jihad, its descent into terror and the reaction of the west. Moazzam Begg, a Birmingh
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (1)
Oct 25, 2016 · 85 min
Paolo Macchiarini is one of world's most famous surgeons. He hopes to revolutionize medicine by creating a new type of synthetic organ - a vision that could save many lives. But th
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (2)
Oct 26, 2016 · 85 min
The second episode of this gripping investigative series starts in the summer of 2012, with supersurgeon Macchiarini under pressure when problems start to arise. His pioneering tra
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (3)
Oct 27, 2016 · 85 min
The final episode of this investigative series uncovers that something was seriously wrong. By 2014, four Karolinska doctors started to question Macchiarini's transplantation of pl
Chasing Asylum - Inside Australia's Detention Camps
Nov 1, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary which exposes the impact of Australia's offshore detention policies through the personal accounts of people seeking asylum and whistleblowers who tried to work within t
Weiner - Sexts, Scandals and Politics
Nov 6, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary about American politician Anthony Weiner, renowned for scandals relating to sexting. Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after his sexting exploits were made public.
Jim - The James Foley Story
Nov 20, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary telling the story of how a young journalist came to be the first American to be executed by ISIS. On 22 November 2012, photojournalist James 'Jim' Foley was kidnapped i
Brides for Sale - Sonita
Nov 27, 2016 · 85 min
This absorbing Storyville tells the inspirational story of a teenage girl pursuing her dreams against the odds. Sonita dreams of being a rap star performing for adoring fans, but a
The Cult that Stole Children - Inside the Family
Nov 29, 2016 · 85 min
An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its survivors still bear today. Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismati
Forever Pure - Football and Racism in Jerusalem
Dec 4, 2016 · 85 min
Documentary which follows events at Israel's most notorious football club. Beitar Jerusalem FC is the most popular team in Israel and the only club in the Premier League never to s