Episode 1: Episode 1
Release Date
Nov 16, 2025
Genre
Documentary, History
Rating
TV-PG
Network
PBS
Language
English
Episode Summary
In the first episode, meet the colonists who dream of freedom! Watch as tensions with Britain explode—from the Boston Tea Party to the first shots of war. See brave patriots rise up, ordinary people doing extraordinary things, as America takes its first daring steps toward independence.
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Cast & Crew
The American Revolution S1E1:
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Ken Burns
Director
Sarah Botstein
Director
David Schmidt
Director
Geoffrey Ward
Writer
Buddy Squires
Cinematographer