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Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

2025 · 1 season

A sobering, immersive documentary that plunges you into the chaos and heartbreak of a historic disaster through raw firsthand accounts.

Created by
Traci A. Curry
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Russel Honoré, Malik Rahim, Thanh Truong
Overview
Offers the most intimate and profound exploration into the wide-ranging impacts of the Hurricane Katrina disaster to date. Weaving together critical moments of the crisis and the past events that precipitated it, the series delivers an unparalleled, emotionally raw examination of the storm’s personal, political and societal fallout.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Traci A. Curry
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Russel Honoré, Malik Rahim, Thanh Truong
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • trauma
  • race
  • class
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
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Created by
Traci A. Curry
Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 44 min each
Network
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Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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