The BEST episodes of Time: The Kalief Browder Story

Every episode of Time: The Kalief Browder Story ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Time: The Kalief Browder Story!

TIME: The Kalief Browder Story is a six-part documentary series about a 16-year-old student from the Bronx who spent three years on Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime.

Last Updated: 1/3/2025Network: SpikeStatus: Ended

8.59

46 votes

#1 - The After Life

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2017

Though grief-stricken and in poor health, Kalief's mother fights for justice, while city officials attempt damage control as the civil case proceeds.

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8.57

49 votes

#2 - Injustice For All

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2017

Following his release, Kalief struggles psychologically to reintegrate, even as he files a lawsuit against the city and becomes a media sensation.

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8.35

52 votes

#3 - The Bing

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2017

Kalief's mental state begins to deteriorate as multiple trial delays by the prosecution force him to spend months in solitary confinement at Rikers.

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8.25

77 votes

#4 - The System

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2017

Kalief's background, from his mother's poverty to his felony conviction for joyriding, works against him during a fateful deposition.

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8.16

58 votes

#5 - The Witness

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2017

Shoddy police work and the prosecutors' inability to locate the main witness leave Kalief facing more agonizing delays.

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8.07

69 votes

#6 - The Island

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2017

Refusing to plead guilty, Kalief endures the brutality of Rikers Island's adolescent unit, including repeated abuse by the prison's corrupt officers.

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