“MAD AS HELL” chronicles the journey of Cenk Uygur, who evolves from an obscure talk show host on a local Public Access TV channel to a viral internet figure with his online news program, “The Young Turks,” which has garnered over a billion views on YouTube. As Cenk transitions from the digital realm to national television, securing the 6 PM slot on MSNBC, his unfiltered style of journalism faces challenges, placing him at the center of the conflict between emerging and traditional media.