BBC Select Launches Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge is slated to debut in the U.S. and Canada on the new streaming service BBC Select, available via Amazon Prime Video and the Apple TV app.

Shot during lockdown, Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge features up-to-date interviews with Theroux and catch-ups between him and some of his most notable contributors. It will bow on BBC Select on May 13.

This four-episode series is the latest from Theroux, known for his documentaries involving subcultures and people on the fringes of society, and part of a large collection of his work, available exclusively on BBC Select.

Theroux said: “For years, I’ve wanted to go back and make sense of the programs I’ve made, find out what happened to some of the contributors, update their stories and see what all these many hours of making TV might add up to.

“Lockdown gave me the time and space to do this. It’s been a strange and fascinating couple of months working on this, and especially fun to dig through old episodes of Weird Weekends—programs I made in the mid-’90s when the world was a very different place.

“I’m really proud of what we’ve been able to do with this new series. I think we’ve been able to make the whole add up to more than the sum of the parts and to bring out surprising themes and commonalities. And, if nothing else, it was an interesting review of how my haircuts and glasses have changed over the years.”