Facing (TV series)

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Facing
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Genre History
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
  • Derik Murray
  • Paul Gertz
  • Roderick Bellamy
Running time44-53 minutes
Production companyNetwork Entertainmen
Original release
Network National Graphic
ReleaseAugust 30 (2016-08-30) 
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)

Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history. [1] The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or "faced" these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment, it is a five part series telecast on the National Geographic Channel. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards. [2] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series. [3] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing. [4]

Contents

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1"Facing Escobar"August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)
2"Facing Saddam"September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
Compilation of interviews to Dan Rather, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Zainab Salbi, and Charles Horner. [6]
3"Facing Suge Knight"September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
Compilation of interviews to Vanilla Ice, Virgil Roberts, Gary Ballen, Greg Kading, Sharitha Golden, Tracy Lynn Curry and Danny Boy.
4"Facing Putin"September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
Compilation of interviews to Robert Gates, Marina Litvinenko, Platon Antoniou, Leon Panetta, Bill Browder, Viktor Yushchenko, and Nadya Tolokonnikova.
5"Facing Schwarzenegger"September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
6"Facing Trump"2016 (2016)
7"Facing Hillary"Unknown [8]

See also

References

  1. "Network Entertainment Announces the Launch of its New National Geographic Series Facing". marketwatch.com.
  2. "Network entertainment 'facing' television series nominated for 2017 RealScreen awards and Leo awards". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. "RealScreen Awards 2017 winners". awards.realscreen.com.
  4. "2017 Leo Awards Winners by Program". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. Sang, Lucia I. Suarez (August 30, 2016). "Ex-DEA agents who fought Pablo Escobar headline new NatGeo documentary". Fox News. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. "What's on TV: Friday, September 9". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  7. "Facing Arnold Schwarzenegger". Huffington Post. September 2, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. "Facing... - National Geographic for everyone in everywhere". National Geographic. Retrieved January 21, 2020.