CNBC Originals

With only 3 percent of the world's water existing as fresh water, nearly every continent in the world is feeling the affects of the global water crisis, and many lack the basic infrastructure needed for delivery. For some, it's the lack of clean drinking water. For farmers, it's the inability to feed the thirst of their valuable crops. Just as "easy oil" has dried up, fresh water has become more difficult to access and transport.

"Welcome to Macintosh" is the Apple story told by people who build, use, love, hate, and obsess over the company's revolutionary products. When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched Apple Computers in 1977, they had no idea the impact their company would have on the world. Now, more than thirty years later, filmmakers Robert Baca and Josh Rizzo take an in dept look how Apple has created a cult fan base and how Steve Jobs has become a modern day hero.

MacHEADS, a 60 minute documentary, explores the loyalty of Apple fanatics and their obsession with the company and its products. The documentary takes an in-depth examination of just what makes the Mac, the iPhone, and Apple's other products seem like cultural phenomena rather than just consumer electronics.

CNBC's "Marriage from Hell: The Breakup of AOL Time Warner" takes viewers inside the story of what has been called the worst deal ever made. Included: candid comments from one of the chief architects of the deal: former Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin- who underwent a stunning reversal of fortune.

CNBC's "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" looks at the recent "app" explosion and how they have changed the way we live. Meet the creators who are designing applications and making money. From engineers to everyday people, anyone can become an app developer.

The G20 is focused on preventing a repeat of the financial crisis, but the next global crisis to threaten the global economy is likely to be off the radar screen of policy-makers. What are the warning signals that need our urgent attention? In partnership with the World Economic Forum, CNBC hosts this debate, moderated by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, which will focus on the challenges and choices to be made to prevent the next great global crisis.

CNBC cameras will take you where no one has ever gone before. Join us for an unprecedented look at the business that drives a publishing sensation. Reported by Darren Rovell.

Tom Brokaw defined the "Greatest Generation" and now he tells the story of their children, the largest, most influential generation ever.

The medical industry’s demand for human tissue has created a lucrative black market, and some people will do anything to get their hands on your dead body. "How Much is your Dead Body Worth?" looks at the value of each part and uncovers the story of Michael Mastromarino, a dentist turned body snatcher, who makes millions from stolen corpses, including the body of a legendary broadcaster.

The inside story of one of history's greatest business scandals, in which top executives of America's 7th largest company walked away with over one billion dollars while investors and employees lost everything.

American investors have nearly 10% of their portfolios invested in emerging markets and CNBC goes hunting for the best markets for your money. While America took a big hit during the financial crisis, Middle Eastern economies grew. The region is home to the fastest growing youth population in the world, the most oil and gas reserves and trillions of cold, hard, cash - the most flush funds in the world.

Can going green make you money? Or is the $100 billion carbon trading market all smoke and mirrors? Carbon Hunters on CNBC takes you inside this controversial, market-driven solution to pollution, where you will meet a new breed of entrepreneurs cashing in on the ‘green rush’. From the Chicago Climate Exchange to Hollywood to ‘Garbage Mountain’ in the Philippines, carbon trading is attracting investors and critics.

There is an amazing race going on around the world to find the fuel of the future. CNBC's "Beyond the Barrel: The Race to Fuel the Future," anchored by CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, will introduce viewers to more than a dozen potential game changing innovations to power our planet and showcase the bottled promises ready to be unleashed from the Middle East, South America, Asia and here at home. The one-hour CNBC Original will also take a critical look at why we are still years away from putting these ideas into practice.

Go inside the race to beat obesity, where the waistline meets the bottom line. Reported by CNBC's Scott Wapner.

Go inside the heart-wrenching tale of a group of immigrants who arrived on U.S. shores as children—without their parents—and have succeeded in America against all odds. Meredith Vieira narrates the story of Operation Peter Pan.

"The Pixar Story" – A behind the scenes look at the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation, forever changing the face of filmmaking.

From the producers of American Greed, CNBC goes inside the corporate structure of the real New Jersey mob, uncovering how the Family earns money, makes investments, and eventually is brought down by the FBI.

In the aftermath of the disaster in the Gulf, “America's Crude Reality,” anchored by CNBC’s Erin Burnett, will explore our addiction to oil and search for safe options & new innovations for oil exploration for the future.

CNBC presents "Crime Inc.: Counterfeit Goods," a CNBC Original reported by CNBC's Carl Quintanilla takes viewers inside where the goods are produced and confiscated in a world of high-risk and high-reward.

In "Trading the Globe," three prominent emerging markets traders will gather for a fast-paced, half-hour roundtable discussion – led by EM hedge fund manager Tim Seymour – that will highlight the big market moves from every corner of the globe and explain to viewers the ways to tap this unstoppable growth story. This is the future of growth, the future of investing, and the future of money.

One man's trash has become another man's multibillion-dollar treasure. Join Carl Quintanilla as he sifts through the garbage industry to discover where the money is made, who's making it, and how trash amounts to a $52-billion industry.

A CNBC Original reported by award-winning correspondent David Faber. CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, takes viewers inside the firm’s tightly knit corporate culture of extraordinarily driven professionals to help explain both its success and the reasons why it’s come under such widespread criticism.

Go inside the Ford Motor Company and see the inside story of its astonishing comeback just a few short years after nearly collapsing.

It's one of the world’s most popular firearms. Remington insists its gun is safe, but allegations and lawsuits point to a trail of death, serious injury, and thousands of complaints. Did this iconic American company go to far to protect its profits?

CNBC Presents "Behind the Counter: The Untold Story of Franchising" CNBC Originals takes viewers inside the $1.3 Trillion dollar business of franchising.

More states are permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and the Obama administration has signaled relaxed enforcement of the industry in those states. Now, a new generation of marijuana entrepreneurs has emerged across America. They come from the unlikely fields of finance, politics, medicine and law, and they want to claim a stake in this modern day gold rush. CNBC's "Marijuana USA" goes inside a flourishing medical pot industry. In Colorado, the demon weed is rebranded as a natural herbal remedy with healing powers that even respectable citizens can enjoy. We meet two restaurant owners who are about to launch a new line of cannabis-infused edibles. And, we’ll go inside a clinic where marijuana is almost always the doctor's order. In this bold new era of greater marijuana acceptance, the business still remains in violation of federal laws. But, the entrepreneurs have asked to be regulated, licensed and taxed – just like any other trade. After more than seventy years as an illegal drug, is it possible that marijuana’s moment has arrived?