Watch The Year: 2020

The Year: 2020 is an enthralling ABC documentary series whose chronological narrative is set explicitly amidst the backdrop of a historic and unprecedented year, compiling a tapestry of global events that not only symbolize the past twelve months but shall also serve as molecular components of the matrix of history.

From an inexhaustible pandemic that seemed to hold the world hostage, a reckoning of racial inequality and social justice, to a combative and contentious presidential election that saw the world's largest economy grappling with transitions, The Year: 2020 attempts to lend an insight into these public spectacles holistically, capturing the essence and significance of these world-changing events that have undeniably reshaped the course of human history.

Featuring variegated perspectives, including everything from news clips and popular culture to expert interviews, and testimonials from ordinary individuals who lived through these experiences, the show serves to paint a multi-dimensional and intimate portrait of 2020, offering viewers a nuanced understanding of the complexities and grandeur of the year. Allowing for a diverse array of voices to explore and express the cataclysmic shifts that marked the year, The Year: 2020 extends beyond mere documentation and delves into the socio-cultural and personal ramifications of these events, enabling an empathetic and humanistic contemplation of the past year's profundities.

While COVID-19 takes the center stage of the narrative, functioning as the primary antagonist, the series does not confine the narrative exclusively to it. It skillfully incorporates stories of political unrest, wildfires, and #MeToo narratives, and also pays tribute to the multitude of beloved and respected personalities we lost over the year, including sports icon Kobe Bryant and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In an attempt to encapsulate the resiliency of the human spirit, the programme also highlights the world