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| Genre | History |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Running time | 44-53 minutes |
| Production company | Network Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | August 30 (2016-08-30) – September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) |
Facing is a documentary series that portrays the lives of some of the most influential figures in history.[2] The episodes combine archived photos and video footage with first person interviews from individuals who have known or "faced" these personalities; no single narrator for the series or any dramatization is involved. Produced by Network Entertainment, it is a five part series telecast on the National Geographic Channel. The series was nominated for the 2017 RealScreen Awards and Leo Awards.[3] In the RealScreen Awards, it won the history/biographical category in a non-fiction series.[4] It bagged several accolades in the Leo Awards including the best documentary program, best direction and best editing.[5]
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| 1 | "Facing Escobar" | August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) | |
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Compilation of interviews to Steve Murphy, Javier Peña, Joe Toft, George Jung, John Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez, and Miguel Alfredo "Maza" Márquez[6]
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| 2 | "Facing Saddam" | September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) | |
| 3 | "Facing Suge Knight" | September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13) | |
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Compilation of interviews to Vanilla Ice, Virgil Roberts, Gary Ballen, Greg Kading, Sharitha Golden, Tracy Lynn Curry and Danny Boy.
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| 4 | "Facing Putin" | September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) | |
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Compilation of interviews to Robert Gates, Marina Litvinenko, Platon Antoniou, Leon Panetta, Bill Browder, Viktor Yushchenko, and Nadya Tolokonnikova.
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| 5 | "Facing Schwarzenegger" | September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27) | |
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Interviews by Lou Ferrigno, Rae Dawn Chong, Carl Weathers, Ivan Reitman, Peter Kent, Ric Drasin, and Tom McClintock.[8]
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| 6 | "Facing Trump" | 2016 (2016) | |
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Compilation of interviews to Gloria Allred, Ann Coulter, Omarosa Manigault, Timothy L. O'Brien, Al Sharpton, and Michael Tollin.
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| 7 | "Facing Hillary" | Unknown[9] (Unknown[9]) | |
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