In the premiere episode of Season 2, we go back to the very beginning — to a young Carlos Estévez growing up in the shadow of his father Martin Sheen, where cameras, scripts, and applause were part of everyday life. From childhood in New York and Los Angeles, through high school expulsions and backyard Super 8 films, to his first breakout roles in Red Dawn and Platoon, this is the story of how a boy learned that being watched could feel a lot like being loved.

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