Featured Episodes
Ken Burns Collection
The dramatic story of the American Buffalo's near extinction—and the people who saved it.
Exploring America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.
Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential figures.
Muhammad Ali brings to life the boxing champion who became an inspiration across the globe.
An American epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.
A documentary about the mental health crisis among youth in America.
A story of human ingenuity and perseverance but also of hubris and misperception.
Men and women earn college degrees — and a chance at new beginnings — while incarcerated.
Hear the remarkable stories of the people and places behind a true American art form.
Examines the life and times of Jack Roosevelt Robinson.
Ken Burns follows the growth and development of jazz music.
An illuminating portrait of a man who is one of the greatest writers in American history.
The story of the rise, rule, and fall of prohibition and the entire era it encompassed.
A monumental series that explores the most important conflict in our nation's history.
The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history.
Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World.
The story of the Second World War, told via personal accounts from four American towns.
A historical biography of the human genome.
A chronicle of three members of the most influential family in American politics.
The Tenth Inning interweaves the story of the national pastime with the story of America.
The epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film.
Recount the trials, tribulations and triumphs of two pioneers of the women’s movement.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the writer and his enduring influence.
Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement.
Explore the life of William Segal, a philosopher, publisher, writer and painter.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
Trace the bridge's transformation from a feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol.
Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare.
Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president.
Enter the world of Lewis, Clark and the rest of the Corps of Discovery.
This two-part documentary explores the life of one of America's greatest architects.
The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
A complex and comprehensive portrait of the man, his politics and the power he sought.
The remarkable story of the first person to cross the United States by car.
Explore the creation of the Statue of Liberty and what it represents to all Americans.
The story of an idea as American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical.
The story of a tiny school where students memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address.
Follow the events that shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.
Ken Burns reveals an American couple's secret 1939 mission to help refugees escape Nazis.
The story of five teenagers who were wrongly convicted in the Central Park Jogger case.