David Olusoga
Director
Empire with David Olusoga (2025)
Miniseries
How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.
Released Nov. 7, 2025
Episode 59 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.slavery, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.legacy, tmdb.history, tmdb.conquest, tmdb.rebellion, tmdb.colonialism + 5 more, tmdb.globalisation, tmdb.trade, tmdb.imperialism, tmdb.great-britain, tmdb.british-empire
Watch Providers: PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, KQED, Thirteen, WETA+
Production Companies: Filmgate Films, Voltage TV
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
3.8
S1E1 - Episode 1
David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.
Nov. 7, 2025, midnight
2.2
S1E2 - Episode 2
David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.
Nov. 14, 2025, midnight
2.2
S1E3 - Episode 3
David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.
Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
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BBC Two
59 min/ep
177 min
Nov. 7, 2025
Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
NR
Action
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