Ken Burns
Director
The American Revolution (2025)
Miniseries
Ken Burns' six-part film on the American Revolution.
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:
English
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S1E1 - In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)
Opposition in colonial North America to British policies over taxes, land and sovereignty escalates into violent confrontation; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.
Nov. 16, 2025, midnight
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S1E2 - An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
Nov. 17, 2025, midnight
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S1E3 - The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)
British General Howe defeats General Washington, forcing the Americans to abandon New York; Washington's army regroups in New Jersey before attacking an outpost at Trenton.
Nov. 18, 2025, midnight
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S1E4 - Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)
General Howe takes Philadelphia, but the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to support the U.S.
Nov. 19, 2025, midnight
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S1E5 - The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)
The French-American alliance changes the war and moves it to other theaters; navies battle off England and in the Caribbean, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South; the British take Charleston.
Nov. 20, 2025, midnight
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S1E6 - The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.
Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 119 min.
Season Runtime: 716 min.
Released: Nov. 16, 2025
Last Air Date: Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 13+
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