Content from PBS SoCal

Follow foster youths of Los Angeles as they try to navigate an unwelcoming world after they age-out of the foster care.

Actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow goes back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. He immerses himself with teachers and students to explore four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. The program celebrates how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages.

Through a shared love of music, Paul Avila discovers ways to connect with his blind, nonverbal son.

The inside story of China's race to eradicate all extreme poverty by the end of the year 2020. With unprecedented access, filmmakers embed in China's poverty alleviation campaign-revealing tens of millions of poor families with customized plans, and the millions of officials recruited and held accountable for the success of the program.

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.