The American Experiment

Season 1

TV-14
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this historical documentary reexamines the improbable achievement that was the nation's founding, and the radical question at the center of the American Revolution: Can a people govern themselves?

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5 Episodes

  • Freedom
    E1
    FreedomA young George Washington establishes his military bonafides, and the American colonies begin to chafe at new taxes imposed by the British Crown.
  • Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily Conquered
    E2
    Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily ConqueredThomas Jefferson is tapped to draft the Declaration of Independence. Led by Washington, the Continental Army suffers a devastating series of defeats.
  • The United States Are Not United
    E3
    The United States Are Not UnitedWith the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the Americans deploy Benjamin Franklin's charms to solicit support from Britain's longtime rival.
  • We the People
    E4
    We the PeopleThe war is won, but the "perpetual union" is on the verge of collapse. Delegates from each state gather to devise an innovative form of government.
  • Washington's Warning
    E5
    Washington's WarningGeorge Washington steps into the unknown as the nation's first president. Partisanship dawns with an ideological rift between Jefferson and Hamilton.
  • Ramon Gerard EstevezGeorge Washington
  • Brian KnappenbergerExecutive Producer
  • Sarah HuisengaExecutive Producer
  • Tom HanksExecutive Producer
  • Gary GoetzmanExecutive Producer

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