TV Series created by Ken Burns

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
PBS, 2024 Running | History, Documentary



This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels their journey while shedding light on their lasting impact on future generations.


The American BuffaloThe American Buffalo
PBS, 2023 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Documentary | ► Trailer
3.0


The biography of the shaggy bovid which has been in production for four years. It will take viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution, its significance to the Great Plains, and its relationship to the Indigenous People of North America.


The U.S. and the HolocaustThe U.S. and the Holocaust
PBS, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | History, Documentary | ► Trailer
5.0


The U.S. and the Holocaust explores America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history. Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Americans and the Holocaust" exhibition and supported by its historical resources, the film examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south. The series, written by Geoffrey Ward, sheds light on what the U.S. government and American people knew and did as the catastrophe unfolded in Europe.


Hemingway (2021)Hemingway (2021)
PBS, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary, Biography | ► Trailer



Three-Part, Six-Hour Film Series Explores the Life and Work of the Legendary Writer and His Enduring Influence on Literature and Culture.


Country MusicCountry Music
PBS, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Music, Documentary | ► Trailer
3.3


Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America's music.


The Civil WarThe Civil War
PBS, 1990 Cancelled/Ended | Military/War, History, Documentary
3.0


Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers - if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible. What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.