The Directors - Season 6
Season 6
Episodes
Spike Lee
A look at the life and career of American director and screenwriter Spike Lee, whose films include Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and BlacKkKlansman.
Mike Nichols
The life and work of American film and theatre director Mike Nichols, whose films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch-22, and The Graduate, for which he won an Oscar.
Ron Howard
A deep dive into the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, whose work includes A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13.
William Friedkin
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning director, known for his 1973 horror film The Exorcist and his action-thriller The French Connection.
Kathryn Bigelow
A look at the life and career of the director of Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, the latter of which she won the Oscar for Best Director.
Quentin Tarantino
A look at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful directors, whose long list of hit films include Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
J Lee Thompson
The life story of the British film director, known both in the UK and across the pond for films such as Ice Cold in Alex and Cape Fear.
Rob Reiner
A look at the life and career of Rob Reiner, whose films include This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, Misery, When Harry Met Sally and the Oscar-nominated A Few Good Men.
Stephen Frears
A look at the career of English director Stephen Frears.
John Carpenter
The last episode of the series takes a deep dive into the life and career of John Carpenter l, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween.
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