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The American Experiment — Season 1

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?

Episodes

  • E01 Freedom

    ★ 4.6

    Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 19m

    A young George Washington establishes his military bonafides, and the American colonies begin to chafe at new taxes imposed by the British Crown.

  • E02 Tyranny, Like Hell, Is Not Easily Conquered

    ★ 1.0

    Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 8m

    Thomas Jefferson is tapped to draft the Declaration of Independence. Led by Washington, the Continental Army suffers a devastating series of defeats.

  • E03 The United States Are Not United

    ★ 1.0

    Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 14m

    With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the Americans deploy Benjamin Franklin's charms to solicit support from Britain's longtime rival.

  • E04 We the People

    ★ 1.0

    Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 12m

    The 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.

  • E05 Washington's Warning

    ★ 1.0

    Jun 24, 2026 · 1h 27m

    George Washington steps into the unknown as the nation's first president. Partisanship dawns with an ideological rift between Jefferson and Hamilton.