Slum Survivors

The Slum

September 2025 •English

The UN predicts that by 2050, one in three people will live in a slum. But what determines where you live and how does your environment shape your health, hopes and prospects? In a special season of coverage, Al Jazeera explores our relationships with the places we call home. The six-part documentary series The Slum introduces the residents of Tondo - the most densely populated and least developed part of Manila - as they strive for success against the odds.

World's Busiest Railway

September 2025 •English

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway. With John Sergeant reporting from across India.

Shantaram

September 2025 •English

Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city's poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.

The Great Runaway

September 2025 •German

A miniseries about a pair of teenagers living in a slum at the fringes of Berlin. Alcoholism, prostitution, and violence are just a few of the themes of the three movies.

Rubi

September 2025 •Tagalog

Rubi was a television series in the Philippines that is a remake of Televisa's Rubí and produced by ABS-CBN which premiered February 15, 2010.

The Raid

September 2025 •Portuguese

2010: Just as the Brazilian government launch a military-assisted siege on one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious and criminally-controlled favelas, the identities of four undercover policemen operating in the slum are accidentally leaked. As violence mounts, the favela’s ruthless boss, orders his men to hunt them down.

Bring On the Night

September 2025 •Hindi

Following a recent setback, life becomes so-so and depressing for Kabir. But one night, he happens to discover his friend's 200-year old, obscure cottage in the city, and everything changes.

Bajaj Bajuri

September 2025 •Indonesian

This sitcom soap opera tells the story of a simple mixed Betawi and Sundanese family, namely the Bajuri and Oneng families, who earn just barely because the husband is just a bajaj driver while the wife runs a small salon. They live at home with Eti, Oneng's mother, who is usually called Emak. Their simple lives and their surrounding environment are shown to illustrate the situation of the suburban communities in Jakarta.

Selection Day

September 2025 •Hindi

Two teen cricket prodigies struggle against their overbearing father and a system stacked against them to realize their own ambitions and identities.

Jardines con historia

September 2025 •Spanish

Baskoniako Historia Bat

September 2025 •Basque

良渚文明

September 2025 •Chinese

Lebensretter inside

September 2025 •German

On My Way with Irina Rimes

September 2025 •Romanian

After two years of working nonstop, singer Irina Rimes makes a two-week journey in a mobile studio, traveling across Romania and beyond in order to reconnect with herself, find inspiration, and complete her new album, Home.

Fiskelykken med Christer

September 2025 •Norwegian

Follows Christer Storrønning who has found comfort in his psychological challenges through fishing.

Forever Summer: Hamptons

September 2025 •English

Hampton locals Avery, Frankie, Habtamu, Reid, Emelye, Hunter and Juliet have their eyes set on having the best summer of their lives, but tides change when city newcomer Ilan moves out there for the summer. Will Ilan make friends, or waves while trying to fit in? Can lifelong friendships survive the rough seas ahead? Pack your sunscreen, this summer is the hottest one yet!

Sacred Music

September 2025 •English

Actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music

JoJo Goes

September 2025 •English

A glimpse behind the glitter into JoJo's evolving adulthood life. A childhood spent in the spotlight has kept JoJo busy, but in each episode, JoJo will have an opportunity to take on new experiences that she's always wanted to do. JoJo's bows have found a new home, dancing shoes are traded for combat boots, and the only twirling and spinning involved is JoJo's head trying to remember doctor codes and steps to save a patient's life!

I Went Undercover

September 2025 •English

Undercover work is the most exciting, but risky part of law enforcement. However, when everyday citizens with no formal training go undercover, anything can happen. Doing the right thing has never been more dangerous.

Being Jan Ullrich

September 2025 •German

Winning the Tour de France in 1997 made Jan Ullrich a star. But soon after, the downfall of road cycling's biggest talent begins. The five-part documentary series follows the stages of his life and his career.