Broken

Synopsis

This investigative docuseries shows how negligence and deceit in the production and marketing of popular consumer items can result in dire outcomes.

First Air Date: 2019-11-27

Last Air Date: 2019-11-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Sarah Holm Johansen, Steve Rivo

Networks: Netflix

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Ep. 1: Makeup Mayhem (2019-11-27)

Influencer hype and scarcity marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, tainted with bacteria, lead, arsenic — and worse.
Ep. 2: Big Vape (2019-11-27)

Initially designed for adult use, vaping has addicted teens to nicotine, thanks to hipster ads by startups like Juul. Now Big Tobacco's cashing in.
Ep. 3: Deadly Dressers (2019-11-27)

Disposable-furniture makers like Ikea use eco-friendly images to hide their true costs: fatally flimsy construction, environmental ruin and more.
Ep. 4: Recycling Sham (2019-11-27)

Corporations market single-use plastic products as recyclable. In fact, much plastic recycling ends up as landfill — or on beaches in Southeast Asia.