‘Citizen Nation’ Exclusive Clip: Students Across The U.S. Prep For The Competition Of Their Lifetime In Inspiring PBS Docuseries

Published Oct. 29, 2024, 10:30 a.m. ET

Citizen Nation is nearing its end.

Created by Bret Sigler and directed by Singeli Agnew, nan four-part docuseries “follows nan nation’s brightest minds” arsenic they group retired to compete successful nan nationalist “We nan People” title successful Washington, D.C.

At nan competition, immoderate of nan country’s astir driven students look disconnected successful nan National Finals to beryllium their heavy knowledge of nan U.S. Constitution.

DECIDER has an exclusive look astatine what’s successful shop for nan 4th and last installment of PBS and Retro Report’s docuseries, which airs tonight. As noted successful nan clip, nan nationalist “We nan People” title “gets tougher each year, and it’s nan aforesaid schools that really dominate.”

Viewers meet eager students and administrators arsenic they cogwheel up for nan title of a lifetime.

“Our schoolhouse has won much nationalist titles than I deliberation immoderate different schoolhouse successful nan country,” 1 admin reveals, while different notes that their schoolhouse has “always made Top 10.”

Testimonials from some administrators and students shed ray connected nan tremendous mentation progressive successful nan competition, including “mentorship from master attorneys” and “practicing everyday.”

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But nan students make clear that We The People isn’t nan only important portion of their precocious schoolhouse experience. They walk clip successful a slew of different extracurricular activities, serving arsenic nan respective presidents of organizations specified arsenic nan Asian-American Club, nan Science Olympiad Club, and Habitat for Humanity, conscionable to sanction a few. We besides drawback a glimpse of students preparing for nan competition, successful their pursuit of “as adjacent to perfection arsenic possible.”

DECIDER contributor Liz Kocan recommended that viewers STREAM IT successful her Citizen Nation review, describing nan docuseries arsenic “the antidote to each show you’ve seen astir teens lately.”

The finale of Citizen Nation airs Oct. 29 astatine 9/8c connected PBS, PBS.org, and nan PBS app, and will besides watercourse connected Prime Video and YouTube. Check retired nan exclusive clip from tonight’s finale above.