The FBI Files

The FBI Files - Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Reality Series

1998

TVPG

Documentary

Crime

Real FBI cases are meticulously reconstructed, using archival footage, interviews, and reenactments to showcase the agency’s investigative techniques and crime-solving processes.

Where to Stream

1998–2009 Reality Series 7 Seasons188 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Sunday, September 21

The First and Kennedy Street Crew

Season 3 • Episode 3

Street gang members kill two FBI agents and a detective in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, September 21

Human Prey

Season 1 • Episode 6

A letter to a newspaper provides a crucial clue to a murderer's identity.

Sunday, September 21

Home Invaders

Season 5 • Episode 4

Fugitives commit the largest Wisconsin bank robbery.

Sunday, September 21

The Killing Zone

Season 6 • Episode 6

Authorities try to gather evidence of murder and drug trafficking by a Washington, D.C., gang.

Monday, September 22

Vanished

Season 4 • Episode 5

An unusual ransom note gives authorities clues about a wealthy woman's disappearance.

Monday, September 22

Deadly Takeover

Season 6 • Episode 13

FBI agents in Seattle focus on a series of bank robberies.

Sunday, September 28

Fatal Friendship

Season 5 • Episode 18

The FBI at first suspects a woman's husband in her disappearance.

Sunday, September 28

Robin the Hood

Season 7 • Episode 16

A man robs a bank, claiming the money would be used to feed poor Mexican children.

Sunday, September 28

The Coffee Shop Murders

Season 4 • Episode 13

A man kills three coffee-shop employees.

Sunday, September 28

Bad Company

Season 7 • Episode 23

On Aug. 12, 1997, a man robs Norwest Bank in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Sunday, September 28

Fateful Crossing

Season 5 • Episode 20

When an officer dies in the line of duty, the fraternity of law enforcement bands together.

Sunday, September 28

Sniper at Home

Season 7 • Episode 22

A man arrives at the home of his mother and finds her lifeless body.

Sunday, September 28

When Seconds Count

Season 4 • Episode 16

Police dogs, helicopters and hundreds of volunteers participate in the search for an abducted child.

Sunday, September 28

Held for Ransom

Season 4 • Episode 17

A millionaire's teenage daughter is kidnapped for ransom.

Sunday, September 28

A Hunter's Game

Season 2 • Episode 6

A serial killer taunts and hunts his victims before shooting them down.

Sunday, September 28

Terror for Sale

Season 7 • Episode 8

A member of the El Rukn gang agrees to cooperate with law enforcement as part of a plea bargain.

Sunday, September 28

A Model Killer

Season 2 • Episode 1

Posing as a fashion photographer, a man lures, rapes and kills women.

Sunday, September 28

The Great Philly Mob War

Season 7 • Episode 5

Investigators suspect the murder of a diner owner in Philadelphia to be the work of the mafia.

Sunday, September 28

Cracking the Cartel

Season 2 • Episode 4

Agents penetrate a secretive drug cartel after a boy and his mother are abducted.

Sunday, September 28

Death in Alaska

Season 1 • Episode 4

A rapist and murderer is the nephew and cousin of his victims.

Sunday, September 28

A Stranger in Town

Season 2 • Episode 5

FBI labs enable investigators and agents to identify a victim.

Sunday, September 28

Deadly Trail

Season 3 • Episode 6

A massive media campaign becomes the FBI's best chance of flushing out a serial killer.

Sunday, September 28

Rebellion in Paradise

Season 7 • Episode 13

Puerto Rican terror group Los Macheteros seeks by violence to end U.S. rule.

Sunday, September 28

Deadly Heist

Season 4 • Episode 4

A radio dispatcher notifies agents of a missing armored van and guards.

Monday, September 29

The Crazy Don

Season 1 • Episode 2

Mob boss "The Oddfather" was known for his strange and eccentric behavior.

Monday, September 29

The Perfect Heist

Season 6 • Episode 9

A California bank robbery leaves few clues.