Daniel Sharp
Director
Frontier (2023)
Season 1
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
Released June 30, 2023
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Dash Pictures
Network: 5
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Discovery of a Land
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
June 30, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - Origins
As the United States advances west, the nature of the land is revealed. What appeared to be a boundless empty terrain was in fact a richly inhabited landscape of diverse indigenous peoples who were not about the surrender without a fight.
June 30, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - Gone to Texas
Mexican-owned Texas offers land and freedom for those white settlers searching for a fresh start but the influx of 'Americans' would be the catalyst for the brutal Mexican-American War that would change the course of US history forever.
June 30, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - The Rush for Gold
The newly acquired territory of California would prove invaluable as the chance discovery of gold unleashes the largest migration in US history and ignites a vicious debate on slavery, culminating in the American Civil War.
June 30, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - The Wild West
A race for the railroad system to join the east and west coast beings a new chapter in US dominance and leads to the rise of an American icon: the cowboy.
June 30, 2023, midnight
S1E6 - The End of the Frontier
As the century draws to a close, the scars of the systematic ethnic cleansing of native peoples, along with US claims on land stretching the span of the entire continent, seemingly ends the 'frontier' chapter in American history.
June 30, 2023, midnight
5
45 min/ep
270 min
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023, midnight
Ended
NR
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