Louis Theroux Forbidden America: Release date, how to watch new documentary series and episode topics revealed

Louis Theroux is back this weekend with a new documentary exploring controversial culture in the USA.

Forbidden America is made up of three episodes covering topics from far-right influencers, rappers and pornography.

Here's everything you need to know about Louis' latest documentary series.

What is Forbidden America about?

Forbidden America is a new documentary show from Louis Theroux.

The three episode series will see Louis explore different themes of changing culture in the USA.

The first episode, Extreme and Online, sees Louis coming face to face with right-wing internet personalities, and explore how they use social media to push particular extremist views.

Speaking to Stylist, Theroux said “I started out making programmes in America and made my name there in some respects with Weird Weekends."

“There’s something about the stories there that have this sort of outlandishness – a sort of eccentricity and vibrant colour – while also containing a lot of troubling and toxic themes that felt very different to what I’d been doing.”

“So I thought, let’s go back to America and do one of those sort of slightly weird American cultural stories.”

Louis Theroux Forbidden America release date

The first episode airs on BBC Two at 9pm on Sunday, February 13.

How can I watch Louis Theroux Forbidden America?

The episodes will air on BBC Two, and will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

The episodes will air a week after one another.

Is there a trailer?

Production company Mindhouse haven't released a trailer, but did release a twenty second clip of the first episode Extreme and Online.

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