| COLLEGE BEHIND BARS (PBS)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
11/25/19
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11/26/19
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2019-2020 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (4 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from PBS's press release, July 2019) In November, COLLEGE BEHIND BARS debuts on Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The four-part documentary film series, directed by award-winning filmmaker Lynn Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein, and executive produced by Ken Burns, explores the transformative power of education through the eyes of incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees. Shot over four years in maximum and medium security prisons in New York State, the series examines America's failure to provide meaningful rehabilitation for the over two million men and women living behind bars. |
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ken Burns as EP
· Lynn Novick as PROD
· Mariah Doran as PROD
· Salimah El-Amin as PROD
· Sarah Botstein as PROD
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Florentine Films
· Skiff Mountain Films
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