Louis Theroux’s Bold New Documentary and Growing Media Empire in 2025

A Return to Controversial Territory

Louis Theroux has made a significant return to documentary filmmaking with his latest BBC production ‘Louis Theroux: The Settlers’, where he travels to the disputed territory to meet with members of the growing ultra-nationalist community of Israeli settlers.

The documentary, filmed over three weeks in late 2024, features in-depth conversations with both Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and members of the Israeli settler movement. The project represents BBC’s continued commitment to tackling complex global issues, with critics praising Theroux’s signature approach to sensitive subject matter.

Expanding Media Presence

While recent reports suggested Theroux might be ending his relationship with the BBC, he has clarified that this isn’t the case. Though his interview series for the BBC is concluding ‘for the foreseeable future’, he continues to make documentaries for the broadcaster while also producing content for other platforms.

Podcast Success and Celebrity Interviews

The fourth season of The Louis Theroux Podcast launched in 2025 with a compelling lineup of guests, including Hollywood star Willem Dafoe, and featuring conversations with notable figures such as Armie Hammer, Jade Thirlwall, Sharon Horgan, and Jamie Oliver.

Legacy and Impact

As a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author, Theroux has earned three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. His work with the BBC spans decades, beginning with ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ and including over 50 BBC Two specials, consistently focusing on unusual subcultures, crime, justice, and celebrity profiles. The New Yorker has praised his work as ‘a piercingly humane, slyly funny guide through the funkier passages of American culture’.