CNN Presents

CNN Presents

7 Seasons 75 Episodes ⭐ 5.0 Documentary

CNN Presents is an American documentary program on CNN weekends. The program used to be replaced with CNN Special Investigations Unit, which features the same documentary format, but differs from it in a number of ways and is shorter in length. The program was originally a regular weekly series that looks in-depth in the important news stories of the times. More recently, it became a "special event" documentary that airs every time a larger, more long-term special report went into making. Notably, the program has been a winner of a number of different awards, including the International Documentary Association Best Documentary Series award. Previous to his departure from CNN, Presents was hosted and narrated by Aaron Brown. While CNN Presents was broadcast on the network, a specialized CNN Presents logo was shown in the corner without the news ticker on the screen. CNN Presents has been revived since its presentation of God's Warriors by Christiane Amanpour in August 2007, and later with Planet in Peril, Black in America, and Latino in America, all of which have received follow-up documentaries later on. In July 2011, the format of CNN Presents changed to a series of three investigative reports aired together in a one hour documentary, instead of a documentary about a single topic.

CNN Presents is an American documentary program on CNN weekends. The program used to be replaced with CNN Special Investigations Unit, which features the same documentary format, but differs from it in a number of ways and is shorter in length. The program was originally a regular weekly series that looks in-depth in the important news stories of the times. More recently, it became a "special event" documentary that airs every time a larger, more long-term special report went into making. Notably, the program has been a winner of a number of different awards, including the International Documentary Association Best Documentary Series award. Previous to his departure from CNN, Presents was hosted and narrated by Aaron Brown. While CNN Presents was broadcast on the network, a specialized CNN Presents logo was shown in the corner without the news ticker on the screen. CNN Presents has been revived since its presentation of God's Warriors by Christiane Amanpour in August 2007, and later with Planet in Peril, Black in America, and Latino in America, all of which have received follow-up documentaries later on. In July 2011, the format of CNN Presents changed to a series of three investigative reports aired together in a one hour documentary, instead of a documentary about a single topic.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The First 100 Days

The administration of President George W. Bush in substance and style.

EP 2

A Dream Deferred

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has struck Africa with horrific force -- more 3.8 million people infected in 2000. Many of these p

EP 3

Terminal Count

CNN Space Correspondent Miles O'Brien takes a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make the space shuttle fly.

EP 4

Downsizing.com

In 1999, CNN took a look at some of the people of California's Silicon Valley participating in and benefiting from the r

EP 5

Asylum in America

Thousands of people seek asylum in America each year, fleeing racial, religious, political or other types of persecution

EP 6

Exodus from Africa

African journalist Sorious Samura fled the violence in his country in search of a better life and later returned to docu

EP 7

Proving Ground

The annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race is a great Australian tradition -- a days-long event across dangerous, often stor

EP 8

Killing Pablo

CNN's Mike Boettcher takes a close look at the top-secret the United States played in the manhunt for the Colombian drug

EP 9

Northern Ireland: Dying for Peace

Three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland have left more than 3,000 people dead, pitted Catholic against Protestant

EP 10

America's Best: Artists and Entertainers

Admire them or envy them, there's something deeply fascinating about the small group of people who are simply the best a

EP 11

Gridlock

With U.S. air travel rife with delays and congestion, CNN's Leon Harris takes a look at how the air traffic system work

EP 12

Urban Combat

The U.S. Army believes the wars of the future are likely to be fought in cities. CNN Presents takes a look at soldiers i

EP 13

America's Best: Science and Medicine

In the second installment of America's Best, CNN and TIME looked at the brilliant individuals, combining passion and obs

EP 14

Wasted

Most people who drink alcohol imbibe without a problem. But at least 8 million American adults meet the clinical definit

EP 15

Beneath the Veil

Since the Taliban took control of most of Afghanistan in 1996, the group has imposed its harsh version of Islamic law on

EP 16

America's Best: Society and Culture

A CNN-Time collaboration identifying the people who are simply the best in America.

EP 17

The Struggle for Islam

With international attention focused on Osama bin Laden, an Islamic extremist who thinks he can rid the Muslim world of

EP 18

Investigating Terror

How could the 19 suspected hijackers -- and whoever may have helped them -- hide in plain sight in the weeks and months

EP 19

Somalia: Black Hawk Down

In the early 1990s, the United States became part of a multi-national military force that aimed to get humanitarian aid

EP 20

Air Insecurity

How safe are U.S. skies?

EP 21

Dying to Tell the Story

A picture is worth a thousand words. Is it worth a single life?

EP 22

Soldiers of God

Afganistan's battle against Soviet occupation.

EP 23

Unholy War

Months before September 11, Saira Shah traveled to Afghanistan to record the impact of the Taliban's harsh rule for her

EP 24

Babies on the Brink

About one out of every nine babies in the United States is born prematurely. Cutting-edge technology is giving doctors t

EP 25

Return to Freetown

In the award-winning "Cry Freetown," African journalist Sorious Samura documented the horrific suffering that a brutal c

EP 26

Are We Ready?

Every American is now vividly aware of the threat of terrorism. As the U.S. government struggles to close the security g

EP 1

The Enemy Within

The war on terrorism is most visible in the military campaign in Afghanistan, but terrorists may already be inside the U

EP 2

Carrier at War

In November 2001, the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis deployed on a half-year journey, leaving its San Diego home base

EP 3

The People vs. Milosevic

In the 1990s, Yugoslavia fought four wars and lost all of them. Its deposed president, Slobodan Milosevic, is now a pris

EP 4

The Mystery of the Arctic Rose

CNN's Frank Buckley examines the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel the Arctic Rose and the various theories of wh

EP 5

Kids Under Pressure

High school students across America found last week if they were accepted into the college of their choice. But the road

EP 6

Fat Chance

Six out of 10 Americans are overweight or obese, and obesity among American adults has nearly doubled since 1980. CNN Me

EP 7

Scheduled to Die

Napoleon Beazley was executed by lethal injection May 29, 2002, for a murder he committed in 1994. He was on death row i

EP 8

Hurricane! When the Big One Hits

CNN's John Zarrella talks to hurricane experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who fears periodic

EP 9

The Hunt for Eric Rudolph

It has been six years since the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the Summer Olympics and Eric Robert Rudolph, who also

EP 10

Deadlocked: Russia's Forgotten War

In the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya, Russia says it is fighting against terrorism. Chechen rebels say they are

EP 11

In the Line of Fire

The Ford Crown Victoria is the nation's most popular police car. Yet in the last six years, gas tank fires due to rear-e

EP 12

War Birds

In Afghanistan, the U.S. military employed some of its oldest aircraft. The 50-year-old B-52 bomber proved its mettle, a

EP 13

House of War: The Uprising at Mazar-e Sharif

In November 2001, Northern Alliance forces captured the key city of Mazar-e Sharif. The war in northern Afghanistan appe

EP 14

Captured: Inside the Army's Secret School

The U.S Army's Special Forces train extensively for combat. But they also train for the possibility of being captured by

EP 15

America Remembers (1)

The people, the events, the stories of September 11.

EP 16

America Remembers (2)

EP 17

16 Acres

On September 11, 2001, hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center and left a 16-acre hole in the heart of Lower Manha

EP 18

9/11: What Really Happened?

The terror, the tragedy, the lingering questions.

EP 19

Showdown: Iraq

The U.S. military once again preparing for a possible war in Iraq -- a war driven by a new policy in Washington.

EP 20

Manhunt: Cracking the Case

The hunt for the sniper suspects.

EP 21

America Votes

The pivotal 2002 mid-term elections.

EP 22

Fried

The dealers pitch it as the new drug -- a potent combination of embalming fluid, tobacco, marijuana and mint leaves. But

EP 23

Showdown: Iraq - Five Questions

While American troops train for another battle, the United States is engaged in another diplomatic showdown with Iraqi P

EP 24

Showdown: Iraq - War Games

Iraq declared that the United States has no reason to launch an attack and unveiled 11,000 pages of documents that they

EP 25

Deadline for Disclosure: Iraq to Submit Documents

U.N. experts are about to begin examining the massive Iraqi documents. If the experts conclude that Iraq is indeed lying

EP 26

Al Qaeda: The New Threat

More than a year after the U.S. assault on Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden remains at large and the al Qaeda terrorist netw

EP 15

Fit To Kill

No one knows how many thousands of Iraqis were killed in the war that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. But if history is

EP 1

We Were Warned: Tomorrow's Oil Crisis

What if a hurricane wiped out Houston, Texas, and terrorists attacked oil production in Saudi Arabia? "CNN Presents" loo

EP 2

Undercover in the Secret State

CNN Presents: Undercover in the Secret State follows Korean-American journalist Jung Eun Kim as she tracks down a new br

EP 1

God’s Jewish Warriors

A three-part CNN Presents documentary produced by Christiane Amanpour in which she examines the rise of religious fundam

EP 2

God’s Muslim Warriors

A three-part CNN Presents documentary produced by Christiane Amanpour in which she examines the rise of religious fundam

EP 3

God’s Christian Warriors

A three-part CNN Presents documentary produced by Christiane Amanpour in which she examines the rise of religious fundam

EP 1

Her Name Was Steven

The story of Susan Stanton, formerly known as Steve Stanton, the one-time city manager of Largo, Fla., who was fired in

EP 1

Rogue Justice

Drew Griffin reports on an audit of North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation's crime lab that uncovered irregulari

EP 2

Waco: Faith, Fear, and Fire

Recalling the Branch Davidians, the cult led by David Koresh that came to a fiery end in April 1993 following a 51-day s

EP 3

The Women Who Would be Queen

A profile of Prince William's fiancée Kate Middleton, featuring remarks from university friend Jules Knight and royal p

EP 4

Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story

Drew Griffin examines the 2009 conviction of American exchange student Amanda Knox in Italy for the murder of her flatma

EP 5

Inside the Mission: Getting bin Laden

Chris Lawrence reports on the long hunt for Osama bin Laden that ended May 1, 2011, with his death during a Navy SEAL ra

EP 6

Acting Out: The Mel Gibson Story

Mel Gibson is profiled.

EP 7

A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (1)

Detailing the tornado damage in the central U.S. Reporters: Drew Griffin; David Mattingly.

EP 8

A Twister's Fury---In the Path of Destruction (2)

Detailing the tornado damage in the central U.S. Reporters: Drew Griffin; David Mattingly.

EP 9

WikiWars: The Mission of Julian Assange

Kaj Larsen reports on WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, detailing the controversy that surrounds the Web site a

EP 10

iRevolution---Online Warriors of the Arab Spring

Amber Lyons reports on the roles played by online activists in fomenting change in North African and Middle Eastern coun

EP 11

Beyond Atlantis---The Next Frontier

The U.S. space shuttle program is examined. Included: NASA administrator Charles Bolden on NASA's future; a family that

EP 12

How to Catch a Serial Killer

Brooke Baldwin reports on an effort to solve a series of slayings of young Midwestern women by sending a convicted drug

EP 13

A Larry King Special: Harry Potter---The Final Chapter

Larry King interviews the cast of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watso

EP 14

Episode 2011x14

The hunt for and arrest of alleged Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger; the U.S. presence in the Arctic; the sport of

EP 15

Episode 2011x15

Possible civil-rights abuses in Minneapolis' Anoka-Hennepin school district, where bullied students have committed suici

EP 40

Beyond Bravery: The Women of 9/11

Among the heroes of September 11th were female rescue workers who raced to the Twin Towers in the wake of the attack. An

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