Nightshift – Kurzgesagt After Dark

The Gold Nugget That Changed America Forever

Directed by Philipp Dettmer
S1 • E4    Feb 27, 2026    15m
When gold was discovered in California in 1848, hundreds of thousands rushed west in one of the largest migrations in history. But while others chased fortune in the dirt, Samuel Brannan made himself the richest man in California.

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Cast of The Gold Nugget That Changed America Forever

  • Steve TaylorSelf - Narrator
  • Philipp DettmerDirector / Art Director / Created By
  • Matt CaplanWriter
  • James GurneyWriter
  • Lizzy SteibWriter
  • Patrizia MoscaExecutive Producer
  • Michelle BuhrmannArt Director
  • Manuel KilgerArt Director
  • Philip LaibacherArt Director
  • Daniela LeonhardtArt Director
  • Martina SchaffArt Director
  • Martin WackerbauerArt Director
  • Tina JakobSenior Producer
  • Monika PichlmayerSenior Producer
  • Sandra TischnerSenior Producer
  • Malik KlalibScriptwriter
  • Ernesto Lozano TellecheaScriptwriter

 

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