The Directors
Season 6
Episodes
1. Spike Lee
The story of Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee, who wowed audiences with gripping films like Malcolm X, Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman.
2. Mike Nichols
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Graduate.
3. Ron Howard
A deep dive into the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13.
4. William Friedkin
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, known for his 1973 horror film The Exorcist and his action-thriller The French Connection.
5. Kathryn Bigelow
A look at the life and career of the director of Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, the latter of which she won the Oscar for Best Director.
6. Quentin Tarantino
A look at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful directors, whose long list of hit films include Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
7. J Lee Thompson
The life story of the British film director, known both in the UK and across the pond for films such as Ice Cold in Alex and Cape Fear.
8. Rob Reiner
A look at the life and career of the acclaimed Hollywood director, whose films include Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally... and the Oscar-nominated A Few Good Men.
9. Stephen Frears
A look at the career of the Academy Award-nominated director, known for his gripping depictions of life stories and characters - such as his acclaimed film The Queen.
10. John Carpenter
The last episode of the series takes a deep dive into the life and career of John Carpenter, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween.