Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Louis is back in touch with Mike Cain, who in the nineties had prepared himself with weapons for an inevitable war with the federal government. More than twenty years later, his views do not appear to have changed much.

Louis Theroux reflects on his years making documentaries by analysing his home movie footage and news archives, as well as tracking down some of his most memorable contributors.

Louis looks back on his documentaries on the US criminal justice system. He reflects on the prison system and revisits documentaries shot in Philadelphia and Milwaukee that show how tensions were already high even before the killing of George Floyd.

Louis Theroux reflects on his years making documentaries by analysing his home movie footage and news archives, as well as tracking down some of his most memorable contributors.