NHPBS Passport Update - June 21, 2021
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
New Titles Coming to NHPBS Passport
Us (Two-episode binge)
Douglas, his wife and teenage son take a European summer vacation together. What could go wrong? Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, and Tom Taylor star in an adaptation of David Nicholls' bittersweet, bestselling novel about a family giving their relationship one last shot.
Available: June 20 – June 26, 2025
Antiques Roadshow | Celebrity Edition E4
Join TV personality Carson Kressley, actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, humorist Mo Rocca, and musicians Paquito D’Rivera and Brenda Feliciano as they get the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW experience!
Available: June 22, 2021 – May 23, 2025
Independent Lens | The Donut King
An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.
Available: June 15, 2021 – May 17, 2024
Life at the Waterhole | E2
Discover how hotter weather impacts the animals, as the waterhole becomes busier in the evening cool. Nocturnal activity brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena, creatures so elusive it’s hard to know the size of the clan.
Available: June 24, 2021 – Dec. 3, 2028
Extra Life A Short History of Living Longer | Data
Track the importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health. The painstaking work of past data detectives made us aware of epidemic "curves" as well as the extent of health inequalities among different U.S. communities.
Available: June 23, 2021 – May 24, 2024
How She Rolls | This Was Not Part of the Plan
On the day Carrie and her team are set to finally launch a rebrand of their biscuit business, the coronavirus overtakes America. Over the next months, she will shed staff, run out of flour, but also discover a new path to success.
Available: June 24, 2021 – May 25, 2024
NOVA | Great Electric Airplane Race
Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes a ride in some quiet, energy-efficient, prototypes that are vying for success as electric flight takes off.
Available: June 24 , 2021 – May 25, 2024
Human: The World Within | Sense
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Available: June 24, 2021 – May 25, 2025
Inside the Met | Love and Money
As the glamorous, highly-anticipated Costume Institute show “About Time” comes together, museum staff wonders who will pay for new acquisitions, the crucial but very costly research and conservation work, and infrastructure projects vital to the survival of an antique building.
Available: June 26, 2021 – May 27, 2025
Expiring Soon
POV | About Love
Three generations of the Phadke family live together in their home in Mumbai. When the youngest daughter turns the camera towards her family, the personal becomes political as power structures within the family become visible, and eventually unravel. Cruel and comic in equal measure, the film examines the vagaries of affection across generations, tied together by something stranger than love.
Expiration Date: Aug. 9, 2021
Austin City Limits | The War and Treaty / Ruthie Foster
Revel in modern Southern soul with Nashville’s The War and Treaty and Austin’s Ruthie Foster. The War and Treaty play songs from their acclaimed album Hearts Town, while Foster performs numbers from across her career.
Expiration Date: Aug. 13, 2021
Joshua Bell: At Home With Music
GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell presents an intimate recital from his home in upstate New York, featuring guest artists Larisa Martínez, Jeremy Denk, Peter Dugan, and Kamal Khan.
Expiration Date: Aug. 15, 2021