Broken
Broken

Broken (2019)

6.2 (23 votes)
1 Season
November 27, 2019
English
Documentary

Synopsis

This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.

Creator

Christopher Collins, Chris Cechin-De la Rosa

Network

Netflix

Episodes

Makeup Mayhem
E1

Makeup Mayhem

Nov 27, 2019
60 min

Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.

Big Vape
E2

Big Vape

Nov 27, 2019
60 min

Initially designed for adult use, vaping has addicted teens to nicotine, thanks to hipster ads by startups like Juul. Now Big Tobacco's cashing in.

Deadly Dressers
E3

Deadly Dressers

Nov 27, 2019
60 min

Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.

Recycling Sham
E4

Recycling Sham

Nov 27, 2019
60 min

Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.

Cast

Trailer

Details

Original Title

Broken

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Production

Zero Point Zero