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Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Coal miners are suffering from incurable lung disease at the highest rates in nearly 50 years. With NPR, Public Health Watch, and Kentucky Public Radio, how industry and government have failed to protect miners in Appalachia from black lung disease.

Premieres Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. ROADSHOW discovers items acquired on the cheap by guests who scored big combing the shelves of thrift shops and other secondhand stores, including Torino robot lamps, ca. 1970 and a Lee Pho oil, ca. 1950. One treasure reaches $200K!

Stream now with KPBS+. This film chronicles the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis through the story of one Indigenous woman haunted by her older sister’s unsolved murder. As her family navigates a broken system in search of justice, we bear witness to the emotional journey through which thousands of families suffer. The film reveals how this crisis affects a family, community, state and nation, while also highlighting the strength and power of these incredible women as they fight to bring their lost sisters home.

Stream with KPBS+. Filmmaker Brooke Pepion Swaney profiles independent film actress Lily Gladstone as she prepares for the release of "Killers of the Flower Moon." Drawing from her childhood on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and her peripatetic life as a professional actor, Gladstone learns to stand on her own two feet in order to make her voice heard.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Premieres Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 at 11 p.m on KPBS TV. Country star Ty Myers makes his ACL debut, showcasing his soulful Texas sound and dynamic guitar skills. The 18-year-old singer-songwriter performs highlights from his genre-blending album "Heavy On The Soul," inspired by Southern rock, soul and blues.

Premieres Monday - Thursday, Nov. 16-19, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA tells the consequential story of criminal justice in America as it has never before been told - from the colonial era to today. This series explores arguments Americans have had over the meaning of justice for more than 250 years.

A man calls forth magical spirits in an effort to find his long-missing girlfriend in this new British comedy-fantasy. Original and surprising, Small Prophets imbues daily life with poetic touches.

Firstman's new film is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he says.

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. After 170 years of displacement, a Kashia Pomo elder guides two young tribal members on journeys reclaiming ancestral land, renewing ceremony, confronting historical trauma, and searching in Russia for ancient connections to their women gone missing.

A new documentary looks back on the Canadian sketch show Second City Television. If SNL was a smirking upperclassman in a private-school uniform, SCTV was a lovable dirtbag in a denim jacket and jeans.