The Fourth Estate: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This documentary series about The New York Times in the Trump era illuminates critical issues facing journalism today. A chief task for the Times, long considered the "newspaper of record," is to find the best way to accurately and honestly cover this unconventional president, even as he tries to undermine them. Through extraordinary access and exclusive interviews, Oscar® nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus chronicles the tenacious men and women in the trenches who are fighting for the freedom of the press and America's right to know.

Series details

• Title: The Fourth Estate
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2018-05-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-06-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 68 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 36760
• TVDB ID: 347162

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-05-27; final listed air date 2018-06-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fourth Estate on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.