Unreported World Season 12

Unreported World Season 12 has built a real following among viewers who want documentaries that actually inform. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 9/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The access secured here is hard to overstate. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Unreported World Season 12 earns its spot. Unreported World Season 12 approaches its subject with the rigour that makes documentary storytelling worth taking seriously. Season 12 of Unreported World includes 20 episodes. It aired from March 2011 to December 2011. Episodes include "India's Leprosy Heroes", "Congo: The Children Who Came Back from the Dead", "Nigeria: Sex, Lies and Black Magic". It was aired in 2011. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — Unreported World Season 12 has both. It sustains a level of quality that very few manage to hold onto all the way through.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value Unreported World Season 12. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The access the production gets is remarkable, and the storytelling does full justice to it. Worth watching in order, from the beginning.