The American Revolution

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PBS

Docuseries

2025

TVPG

Documentary

History

American history

Examining how America’s founding turned the world upside-down as the thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent.

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2025 Docuseries 1 Season 6 Episodes

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The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, April 20

In Order to Be Free

Season 1 • Episode 1

Political protest escalates into violence; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.

Friday, April 24

In Order to Be Free

Season 1 • Episode 1

Political protest escalates into violence; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.

Saturday, April 25

In Order to Be Free

Season 1 • Episode 1

Political protest escalates into violence; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.

Saturday, April 25

In Order to Be Free

Season 1 • Episode 1

Political protest escalates into violence; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.

Saturday, April 25

An Asylum for Mankind

Season 1 • Episode 2

Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army.

Sunday, April 26

An Asylum for Mankind

Season 1 • Episode 2

Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army.

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As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next year, TV’s most eloquent historian, Ken Burns, reminds us in his latest sweeping epic just how grueling the nation’s birth pangs were.

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 The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777; By: John Trumbull; ca. 1789-1831. At the centre of the painting Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, cut off from his men, awaits the fatal blow from a British bayonet. General George Washington, in the background, charges onto the battlefield to rally the troops.
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