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The Making of The American Revolution

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 17m 28s

Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt and their team to learn about the production, which took nearly a decade to complete. The program includes clips from the series and visits stops on the film’s cross-country tour. It also provides an exclusive look at the composers, cinematographers, editors, researchers and more who came together to make the landmark series.

Aired: 02/26/26 | Expires: 03/27/26
Extras
Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
A Vermont couple finds new ways to better protect their land from drought and floods.
Soybeans may soon be part of the asphalt beneath you.
An Iowa farm thrives as one of the state’s few Black-owned farms.
A Georgia farm keeps the produce coming year-round by planting and harvesting in different locations
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
A California farmer shares easy-to-grow mushrooms with giftable box kits.
A Minnesota farm family plants a new kind of wheat that restores the soil and saves water.
See how college students are turning soybeans into new products like baby wipes.
A Montana rancher honors his ancestors, and Mother Earth, by restoring native grasses to his land.