Ken Burns
Director
The American Revolution (2025)
Specials
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
Released Nov. 16, 2025
Episode 119 min
13+
Genres: Documentary, History, War
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Watch Providers: PBS, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, KQED
Production Companies: Florentine Films
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
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S0E1 - An Inside Look
Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through shooting locations, historical re-enactments, and exclusive video clips, meet the master storytellers who brought the story of the Revolution to life in a compelling visual story.
Aug. 8, 2025, midnight
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119 min/ep
716 min
Nov. 16, 2025
Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
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TV-PG
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