Time: The Kalief Browder Story

Time: The Kalief Browder Story is a six-episode American documentary television miniseries that broadcast on Spike beginning March 1, 2017.[3] The documentary recounts the story of Kalief Browder, a Bronx high school student who was imprisoned for three years, two of them in solitary confinement on Rikers Island, without being convicted of a crime.

Time: The Kalief Browder Story
GenreDocumentary
Created byJulia Willoughby-Nason
Written by
  • Rose Schlossberg
  • Mark Konkol[1]
Directed byJenner Furst
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Shawn Carter
  • Jenner Furst
  • Nick Sandow
  • Julia Willoughby-Nason
  • Michael Gasparro
  • Chachi Senior
Production locationsBronx, New York City, New York
EditorChris Passig
Camera setupJames Adolphus
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
DistributorViacom Entertainment Group
Release
Original networkSpike and BET
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
External links
Website

He was accused at 16 of stealing a backpack, and his family was unable to afford his bail, set at $3,000.[4]

Production

The series was directed by Jenner Furst. Jay-Z, Harvey Weinstein and David Glasser were executive producers.[2]

Episodes
  • Episode 1 - The System
  • Episode 2 - The Island
  • Episode 3 - The Bing
  • Episode 4 - The Witness
  • Episode 5 - Injustice for All
  • Episode 6 - The After Life

Reception

Writing at Jezebel, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd described Time as "very likely one of the most devastating documents I have ever seen, and one of the most important: It seems impossible to watch this and not want to take action."[5] At Deadline, Dominic Patten called the series "television you should take the time to watch. Even if the horrors of an innocent teenager thrown into the hell of Rikers Island and the broken criminal justice system is something...that makes you want to look away."[2] Philadelphia Daily News critic Ellen Gray said, "I can't remember the last time anything left me as shaken as Time: The Kalief Browder Story," but "we have to be willing not to look away."[6] Writing for Variety, Maureen Ryan said, "Though it may veer into the melodramatic at times, “Time” has an important story to tell, and is imbued with a passionate desire to present every important aspect of the injustices done to Browder — and thousands of other men and women like him. Though it uses Browder's experiences to indict a whole system, to its credit, “Time” never loses sight of the man at the center of this case, who endured a tragedy as unforgettable as it is American."[7]

International broadcast

The series is distributed by Netflix in all countries including the United States.[8]

References
  1. "TIME: The Kalief Browder Story – Production Credits « Spike Press". www.spike.com. Viacom Entertainment Group. February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  2. Patten, Dominic (March 1, 2017). "'Time: The Kalief Browder Story' Review: Searing Docu Reveals American Tragedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. Jefferson, J'na (March 2, 2017). "'TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (Part One)': Key Takeaways". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. Littleton, Cynthia (October 6, 2016). "Jay Z, Weinstein Co. to Produce Kalief Browder Docuseries at Spike TV".
  5. Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (March 1, 2017). "Everyone Must Watch Time: The Kalief Browder Story". Jezebel. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. Gray, Ellen (February 28, 2017). "'Chicago Justice,' 'Kalief Browder Story': Where law and order does and doesn't work". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. Ryan, Maureen (January 26, 2017). "TV Review: 'Time: The Kalief Browder Story' on Spike". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  8. "Time: The Kalief Browder Story". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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