Pierre Lergenmüller
Director
Butterfly Effect (2016)
Season 2
Turning points in history often hinge on one decision. We look at moments in history where one decision changes everything.
Released Oct. 1, 2016
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Documentary, Family, History
Keywords: tmdb.culture
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Curiosity Stream, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Plex + 4 more, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel, Plex Channel
Production Companies: Les Films de la Butte, M.A.D. Film, ARTE GEIE
Network: ARTE
S2E1 - Dunkirk, resist at all costs
The dramatic story of the defense of France against Hitler's invading army in order to enable the desperate evacuation of over 300K men of the British Expeditionary Force and Allied troops across the English Channel to safety in 1940.
Oct. 8, 2017, midnight
S2E2 - Aral, a sea for cotton
The former Soviet Union collectivized many aspects of agricultural and industrial development in the 1950's. While some efforts were successful others like the cotton-growing around the Aral Sea have proven to be an ecological nightmare.
Oct. 15, 2017, midnight
S2E3 - Cuba, nuclear standoff
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the defining moments of the mid-twentieth century and of the presidency of John Kennedy. How did the two Cold War powers of the USSR and the USA come to the point of threatening nuclear war?
Oct. 22, 2017, midnight
S2E4 - Constantinople, from an empire to another
Constantinople was a part of the Roman Empire then became the seat of the Byzantine Empire and then was the imperial city of the Ottoman Empire. Here is the story of the fabled city and its history of power and conflict through the ages.
Oct. 29, 2017, midnight
S2E5 - Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire
The encounter between the conquistador and opportunist Hernan Cortés and the indigenous peoples of Central America is one of history's tragic tales of greed conflict imperial weakness and superior weaponry.
Nov. 5, 2017, midnight
S2E6 - The Gold Rush, for a fistful of nuggets
Timing is everything just look at what happened in 1848. How did the finding of gold in Sutter's Mill make an impact on the development of California and the history of the United States?
Nov. 12, 2017, midnight
S2E7 - Black Death, the invisible enemy
A disease that developed and killed within a few days decimates Europe and changes the course of history.
Dec. 3, 2017, midnight
S2E8 - The Fronde
In the 17th century a long period of civil war in France and war across Europe rebellious members of the French Parliament dubbed The Fronde defy the monarchy and this defiance does not end well for them...and changes the history of France.
Dec. 17, 2017, midnight
S2E9 - Al Capone, child of prohibition
Unable to bring mob boss Al Capone to justice for many of the crimes ascribed to him the US Federal government took a new tack to end the rule of gangsters in the Depression.
Jan. 7, 2018, midnight
S2E10 - The Olympic Games, a mirror to society
How did one man succeed in relaunching the Olympic spirit and turn the Games into a global event?
Feb. 1, 2018, midnight
S2E11 - Gutenberg, visionary inventor
In the 15th century an inventor in a workshop in Strasburg came up with a machine that would eventually change the history of the entire world and shake a religion to its core. The choice of the first work to be printed is an astute one: Saint Jerome’s Latin version of the Bible.
Feb. 25, 2018, midnight
S2E12 - The Suffragettes, battle for the ballot box
In late Victorian England women began to organize to gain the right to vote. The fight for women's suffrage lasted well into the early 20th Century.
March 4, 2018, midnight
S2E13 - The fall of Quebec, France loses America
The battle between the French and English for the French territory of New France hinges on the presence of the British navy. And the Battle on the Plains of Abraham is tipped to Great Britain by the solidly trained soldiers of the British army. This changed the landscape of North America.
April 1, 2018, midnight
Network: ARTE
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 2016
Last Air Date: Oct. 6, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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