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“MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE,” ARRIVES ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Danielle Langer

LATEST SERIES BY RENOWNED PROFESSOR HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., “MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE,” ARRIVES ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL

THIS OCTOBER

Stanley Nelson and Nicole London’s: “Becoming Frederick Douglass”
and “Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom,” Also Added to the Channel

Arlington, VA – September 30, 2022 – Arriving this October on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video
Channel are four documentaries presenting key figures and events in American history. “Making Black
America: Through the Grapevine,” is Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s newest series highlighting the
vibrant cultural and social spaces at the heart of the African American experience. The series chronicles
the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people beyond the reach of the
“White gaze.” Two films from Academy Award®-nominee Stanley Nelson and Nicole London premiere
during the month – “Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom” is a rich and nuanced portrait of the
woman known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, who repeatedly risked her own life and
freedom to liberate others from slavery, and “Becoming Frederick Douglass,” the inspiring story of
how a man born into slavery became one of the most prominent statesmen and influential voices for
democracy in American history. Also added to the channel is Nelson’s documentary “The Murder of
Emmett Till,” that prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to re-open this case. It features interviews
with Till’s mother, witnesses, friends and others who reveal how the inadvertent violation of a code in the
South cost a Black teenager his life.
The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon
Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.
“Making Black America: Through the Grapevine”

This four-part documentary series recounts the establishment of the
Prince Hall Masons in 1775 through the formation of all-Black towns and
business districts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
destinations for leisure and the social media phenomenon of Black
Twitter. Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders and
old friends including Charles M. Blow (journalist and commentator),
Angela Davis (political activist, scholar and author), André Holland
(actor), Fab 5 Freddie (hip-hop pioneer and visual artist), Jason King
(chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), and Killer Mike
(rapper and activist) to discuss this world behind the color line and what
it looks like today.

Streaming Date: October 4, 2022
Episodes: 4
Genre: Documentary
Language: English

“Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom”

Born in Dorchester County, Maryland—2022 marks her bicentennial
celebration—Harriet Tubman escaped north to Philadelphia in 1849,
covering more than 100 miles alone. Once there, she became involved in the
abolitionist movement and, through the Underground Railroad, guided an
estimated 70 enslaved people to freedom. She would go on to serve as a
Civil War scout, nurse and spy, never wavering in her pursuit of equality.
Featuring more than 20 historians and experts and grounded in the most
recent scholarship, the film goes beyond the standard narrative to explore
what motivated Tubman, including divine inspiration, to become one of the

greatest freedom fighters in our nation’s history. Academy Award-
nominated and Emmy® Award-winning actor Alfre Woodard narrates.

Streaming Date: October 4, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: Documentary
Language: English

“Becoming Frederick Douglass”

Born in 1818 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Frederick Douglass escaped from
slavery in 1838 and went on to become the most well-known leader of the
abolitionist movement. A gifted writer and powerful, charismatic orator, it is

estimated that more Americans heard Douglass speak than any other 19th-
century figure, Black or white. The documentary explores how Douglass

controlled his own image and narrative, embracing photography as a tool for
social justice, and the role he played in securing the right to freedom and
complete equality for African Americans.

Streaming Date: October 11, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: Documentary
Language: English

American Experience “The Murder of Emmett Till”

Director Stanley Nelson takes viewers back 65 years to August 1955, when a
14-year-old African American boy allegedly whistled at a white woman in a
grocery store in Money, Mississippi. Emmett Till, a teen from Chicago, didn’t
understand that he had broken the unwritten laws of the Jim Crow South until
three days later, when on August 28, two white men dragged him from his
bed in the dead of night, beat him brutally and then shot him in the head.
Although his killers were arrested and charged with murder, they were both
acquitted quickly by an all-white, all-male jury. Shortly afterward, the
defendants sold their story, including a detailed account of how they
murdered Till, to a journalist. The murder and the trial horrified the nation and the world and helped
mobilize the Civil Rights movement. Three months after his body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, the
Montgomery bus boycott began. Nelson’s film uncovered new eyewitnesses to the crime and helped
prompt the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen the case.
Streaming Date: October 3, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: Documentary
Language: English

Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in October:

Tutwiler – 10/7
Computers v Crime (NOVA) – 10/12
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March – 10/17
Michael Flynn’s Holy War (FRONTLINE) – 10/18
Running with the Beest (NATURE) – 10/19
Can Psychedelics Cure? (NOVA) – 10/19
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes – 10/21

Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes (FRONTLINE) – 10/25

Ocean Invaders (NOVA) – 10/26
Canada: Surviving the Wild North (NATURE) – 10/26
Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World – 10/31

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest
quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN
MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers. Follow the PBS Documentaries Prime Video
Channel on Facebook and Twitter

About PBS DISTRIBUTION
PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public media content around the world, reaching audiences through multiple platforms and formats. The
company, a joint venture of PBS and GBH Boston, operates six streaming channels — PBS Masterpiece (US and CA), PBS KIDS, PBS Living, PBS
Documentaries and PBS America (U.K.). Other services include transactional video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand licensing, physical products
on DVD and Blu-ray, theatrical releasing, educational, non-theatrical, inflight, and international program sales and co-productions.
PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators the highest quality factual, scripted, and children’s programming including films from Ken Burns, hit
series from MASTERPIECE and foreign language dramas from Walter Presents, entertaining and educational PBS KIDS series, and award-winning
documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, and many independent producers. For over 10 years, the
company has extended the reach of programming beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system, stations, and producers.

“UKRAINE: LIFE UNDER RUSSIA’S ATTACK” AND “THE BOLEYNS: A SCANDALOUS FAMILY”

Posted on July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 by Danielle Langer

“UKRAINE: LIFE UNDER RUSSIA’S ATTACK” AND “THE BOLEYNS: A SCANDALOUS FAMILY”
HEADLINE NEW PROGRAMS STREAMING ON THE
PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL THIS AUGUST

Arlington, VA – July 25, 2022 – This August, the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel will be adding a number of insightful and dramatic programs for viewers to stream. They include Frontline’s “Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack,” an inside look at the Russian assault on Kharkiv, and the documentary mini-series “The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family,” an alternate version of the rise and fall of the infamous Boleyn family, from the family’s perspective.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.
Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack

Release Date: August 2, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: Documentary, Current Affairs
Credit Courtesy: REUTERS/ Ivan Alvarado
A dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on Kharkiv. Told by displaced families trying to survive underground, civilians caught in the fight, and first responders risking their lives amid the shelling of Ukraine’s second largest city.

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Release Date: August 28, 2022
Episodes: 3
Genre: Docu-drama
Discover the scandalous rise and fall of the Boleyn family in this epic three-part documentary series filled with love, betrayal and obsession.

Told from the unique perspective of the family itself, the series juxtaposes narration from historical academics with actors performing significant scenes.
Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in August:
Eugene O’Neill: A Film by Ric Burns (American Experience) – 8/9
Afghanistan Undercover (Frontline) – 8/9
Roberto Clemente (American Experience) – 8/18
Rise of the Bolsonaros – 8/30

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

Follow the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel on Facebook and Twitter

PBS Distribution offers consumers and educators the highest quality factual, scripted, and children’s programming including films from Ken Burns, hit series from MASTERPIECE and foreign language dramas from Walter Presents, entertaining and educational PBS KIDS series, and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, and many independent producers. For over 10 years, the company has extended the reach of programming beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system, stations, and producers.

“AMERICAN OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON” HEADLINES NEW PROGRAMS ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Danielle Langer

“AMERICAN OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON” HEADLINES NEW PROGRAMS ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL THIS JULY
“The Great Muslim American Road Trip” and
“Expedition with Steve Backshall” also arrive on the Channel

Arlington, VA – June 23, 2022 – This July, the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel will be adding three new programs exploring different aspects of America through not only it’s beautiful countryside and continuously shifting environment, but also its varying and diversified cultures. In “America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston,” viewers can join New York Times bestselling author (How to Be Black), podcaster (How to Citizen with Baratunde), and outdoor enthusiast Baratunde Thurston on an adventure-filled journey to explore the diverse array of regions across the U.S. and discover how those landscapes shape the way Americans work, play and interact with the outdoors. In “The Great Muslim American Road Trip,” audiences will buckle up for a cross-country journey along historic Route 66 with a young Muslim American couple—rapper Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian Robins—as they explore America’s “Mother Road” and its surrounding Muslim communities on a 2,500-mile drive from Chicago to Los Angeles. Then in the second season of “Expedition With Steve Backshall,” naturalist Steve Backshall once again ventures deep into the unknown, shining a light on unexplored corners of the Earth.

Release Date: July 5, 2022
Episodes: 6
Genre: Documentary
From wilderness pilots flying “below the rim” in Idaho to coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in Los Angeles, Baratunde Thurston introduces viewers to a vivid cast of characters whose outdoor lives are shaped by where they live. “America Outdoors” reveals a deeper understanding of our passionate yet complicated relationship with our environment.

The Great Muslim American Road Trip

Release Date: July 5, 2022
Episodes: 3
Genre: Documentary
Although they are practicing Muslims—Mona is Syrian American and Sebastian converted after meeting Mona—the couple, like most Americans, are unfamiliar with Islam’s deep roots in America. This road trip is an opportunity for them not only to experience the breathtaking panoramas and iconic roadside attractions that have made Route 66 famous, but also to learn more about the history of their faith and what it means to be Muslim in America today.

Expedition with Steve Backshall, Season 2

Release Date: July 6, 2022
Episodes: 6
Genre: Documentary
Naturalist Steve Backshall has dedicated his life to exploring some of the most remote locations on Earth, places never seen by human eyes. In the second season of “Expedition,” Backshall and his hand-picked team of experts dive with sharks in Mexico’s Eastern Pacific, search for apes in Africa’s unexplored jungles, paddle into the heart of brown bear territory in the Far East, explore the uncharted volcanic underworld of Saudi Arabia’s ancient deserts and climb the Djangart mountains of Kyrgyzstan in search of endangered snow leopards. Backshall has big ambitions, and, on this rapidly changing planet, the stakes have never been higher.

Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in July:
Siqueiros: Walls of Passion – 7/13
Road Runners – 7/13
Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration – 7/22
Facing Eviction (FRONTLINE) – 7/26
About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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PBS CELEBRATES AMERICA’S DIVERSE CULINARY ROOTS WITH NEW EIGHT-PART COMPETITION SERIES

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Danielle Langer

PBS CELEBRATES AMERICA’S DIVERSE CULINARY ROOTS WITH NEW EIGHT-PART COMPETITION SERIES
“THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE” LAUNCHING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL JUNE 24

Judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot Lead a Cross-Country Search for Treasured Recipes from the Nation’s Ten Most Talented Amateur Cooks

Arlington, VA – May 4, 2022 – This month, the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel, will be streaming the all-new series “Lucy Worsley Investigates,” where host Lucy Worsley reexamines and reveals new evidence about a number of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries; and “American Experience: Plague at the Golden Gate,” the gripping story of the desperate race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from the bubonic plague. A collection of other intriguing programs will also be available to stream on the channel, including all four seasons of “Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street”.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

Left to right: Tiffany Derry, Alejandra Ramos, Graham Elliot and Leah Cohen. Credit: PBS/VPM
Arlington, VA – May 16, 2022 – Arriving this June on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is “The Great American Recipe,” the all new inspiring eight-part cooking competition that celebrates the multiculturalism that makes American food unique and iconic. Hosted by “TODAY” Food & Style Contributor Alejandra Ramos, the series gives ten talented home cooks from different regions of the country the opportunity to showcase their beloved signature dishes and compete to win the national search for “The Great American Recipe.” Judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot bring their professional insights and deep culinary knowledge to encourage and support the contestants along the way.

The series blends food, family and fun, highlighting the amazing variety of tastes and traditions found across the U.S., while capturing the roots of America’s diverse cuisine. From family favorites passed down through generations, to internationally influenced recipes that are quickly becoming mainstays of American cuisine, the series mixes camaraderie with competition, revealing rich personal stories and the inspiration behind the contestant’s favorite recipes. The program culminates in a finale that features the finalists preparing an entire meal for the judges to make their ultimate decision. One of the winner’s dishes will grace the cover of The Great American Recipe Cookbook, which will also feature recipes from all of the contestants and the show’s host and judges.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

About the Contestants

IRMA CADIZ (New York, NY) grew up eating Dominican and Puerto Rican food and loves to prepare her mother’s recipes as a tribute to her family’s Caribbean heritage. Her signature dish is a mofongo con camarones, a popular Caribbean comfort food made from mashed plantains and shrimp.

BAMBI DANIELS (Winston-Salem, NC) describes her cooking as Southern “Heart & Soul” food – everything has a hint of her South Carolina roots and lots of love. Her signature dish has been passed down from generation to generation: smoked mac and cheese with bacon.

ROBIN DAUMIT (Annapolis, MD) developed a cooking style that combines Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences from her mother’s Syrian heritage and the regional cuisine of her home state of Maryland. Robin’s signature dish is salmon in a fig leaf because fig trees represent prosperity, health and well-being.

BRIAN LEIGH (Bowling Green, KY) prides himself on his rustic home cooking infused with his Hungarian and German heritage. His signature dish is a rib eye with blue cheese and BBQ brussels sprouts.

SILVIA MARTINEZ (San Luis Obispo, CA) grew up in Guanajuato in central Mexico cooking authentic dishes she learned from her grandmother, aunts and mother. One of her signature dishes is Sopa Tarasca, a pinto bean-based soup with tomatoes and chile ancho topped with crispy tortilla strips, avocado and queso fresco.

CHRISTINA MCALVEY (Portland, OR) calls her food “Fili-fusion,” a mash-up of Filipino flavors blended with her favorite cuisines. Christina’s signature dish is Chicken Adobo which she learned to make from her dad as a child.

FOO NGUYEN (Orange County, CA) loves to prepare his family’s favorite recipes and considers his Vietnamese heritage his greatest culinary influence. His signature dish is egg rolls stuffed with pork, crab and shrimp, a family tradition started by his mother.

DAN RINALDI (Providence, RI) was raised in a multi-generational Italian family and takes pride in sharing his family recipes and learned to cook in his grandmother’s kitchen. Dan’s signature dish is his grandmother’s meat sauce recipe – Sunday gravy with meatballs.

TONY SCHERBER (Minneapolis, MN) was born in South Korea and raised in Minneapolis. Tony’s signature dish – Korean Gochujang chicken tacos with kimchi – reflects his love of big, bold flavors.

NIKKI TMAINO-ALLEMAND (Boise, Idaho) was raised in the Seattle area, but now lives in Boise with her husband and two sons. Nikki’s signature dish is baccala, a salted cod stew that kicks off the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italy, a recipe brought over by her family when they emigrated to the US.

Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in June:
For the Love of Rutland – 6/3
Legal Lens – 6/5
Don Quixote in Newark – 6/8
Reel South, Volume 7 – 6/15
Planet California – 6/22
Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness: A Film by Erik Ewers and
Christopher Loren Ewers – 6/27
Zoot Suit Riots (American Experience) – 6/29
Family Separation/Labor Wistleblowers (Frontline) – 6/30

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

ALL NEW SERIES, “LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES” RE-EXPLORING BRITISH HISTORY

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Danielle Langer

ALL NEW SERIES, “LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES” RE-EXPLORING BRITISH HISTORY, AND
“AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: PLAGUE AT THE GOLDEN GATE,” A LOOK BACK AT A DEADLY DISEASE AND THE RACE TO SAVE SAN FRANCISCO STREAMING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL THIS MONTH

Release Date: May 15, 2022
Episodes: 2
Genre: History, Travel
Photo Credit: Mike Robinson / BBC
In this all-new series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the incredible locations where Royal history was made. In beautiful palaces and castles and on dramatic battlefields, she investigates how Royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

Episodes include “Princes in the Tower” and “Madness of King George.”
American Experience: Plague at the Golden Gate

Release Date: May 24, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: History, Health, Society
Photo Credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy
More than 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world and set off a wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1900 unleashed a similar furor. It was the first time in history that civilization’s most feared disease — the infamous Black Death — made it to North America. Two doctors — vastly different in temperament, training, and experience — used different methods to lead the seemingly impossible battle to contain the disease before it could engulf the country. In addition to overwhelming medical challenges, they faced unexpected opposition from business leaders, politicians, and even the president of the United States. Fueling the resistance would be a potent blend of political expediency, ignorance, greed, racism, and deep-rooted distrust of not only federal authority but science itself. Scapegoated as the source of the disease early on, the Chinese community fought back against unjust, discriminatory treatment. “American Experience: Plague at the Golden Gate” is based in part on David K. Randall’s critically acclaimed book, Black Death at the Golden Gate.
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, Seasons 1-4

Release Date: Streaming Now
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 82
Genre: Cooking
Photo Credit: Channing Johnson
The test cooks of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street search the world over for techniques that can add a little kick, and convenience, to everyday American cooking. Each episode gives viewers the chance to see the process at work as they test, edit and translate what they learn into the home-cooking environment. Where in the world will inspiration strike next?
Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in May:
After Newtown: Guns in America – 5/1
Close to Home (Frontline) – 5/1
If Everyone Knew – 5/2
What I Want My Words to Do to You (POV) – 5/2
Flood in the Desert (American Experience) – 5/3
Metcalf Park: Black Vote Rising – 5/5
Cliffhanger (Frontline) – 5/6
Caring for Mom & Dad – 5/9
Scenes from the Glittering World (Independent Lens) – 5/16
The Pension Gamble (Frontline) -5/17
Colombia: Wild and Free – 5/18
Why Ships Crash (NOVA) – 5/18
Ice Age Footprints (NOVA) – 5/25
A Tale of Three Chinatowns – 5/30
Police on Trial (Frontline) – 5/31
About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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TWO TIMELY FILMS ARRIVE ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Danielle Langer

TWO TIMELY FILMS ARRIVE ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL RELATING TO THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE:
“ZELENSKYY: THE MAN WHO TOOK ON PUTIN” AND “FRONTLINE: PUTIN’S ROAD TO WAR”

Both Titles Currently Available To Stream
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is adding two programs that deliver historical background on how the current situation has unfolded in Ukraine.

“Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin,” is a new documentary profile of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It charts the rise of the comedian, actor and entertainer who became the improbable wartime leader. Explore the man behind the series of game-changing media appearances which have encapsulated the defiant response of a nation. What motivates him? How did he transform from joker to leader and what is the next chapter of his story?

“FRONTLINE: Putin’s Road to War” follows the inside story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. It presents the events that shaped the Russian leader, the grievances that drive him, and how a growing conflict with the West exploded into war in Europe.

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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NEWEST PROGRAM FROM KEN BURNS “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,” ARRIVING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Danielle Langer

NEWEST PROGRAM FROM KEN BURNS “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,” ARRIVING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL APRIL 4

Voice Actors Include Mandy Patinkin as Franklin, Carolyn McCormick, Josh Lucas, Paul Giamatti and Liam Neeson; Narrated by Peter Coyote

Arlington, VA – March 23, 2021 – This April, a new two-part documentary directed by Ken Burns, “Benjamin Franklin” will launch on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video ChannelThe program explores the life and work of one of the most consequential figures in American history—a prolific writer and publisher, a groundbreaking scientist and inventor, a world-renowned diplomat and a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. This dramatic re-creation of Franklin’s mind and world is scripted exclusively with Franklin’s own words, preserved from letters and diaries, bringing to life intimate conversations with the viewer.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

In addition to Emmy®-Award winning Mandy Patinkin providing the voice of Franklin, “Benjamin Franklin” includes interviews with some of the country’s leading scholars of early American history, including Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson, who also served as a senior advisor to the project. Franklin, whose life has been celebrated as a quintessential American story, was anything but typical. His 84 years spanned nearly the entirety of the 18th century—an epoch of revolutionary change in science, technology, literature, politics and government—change that Franklin himself helped to advance. He launched the first public library in America, organized a volunteer fire company, and founded an academy that eventually became the University of Pennsylvania. His annual publication, “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” set a model for future humorists such as Mark Twain and contained maxims that are still part of our shared lexicon. Not to mention, his famous experiments with electricity which led to one of his most important inventions—the lightning rod.

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH HBO MAX’S NEW SERIES “JULIA”? GET YOUR FIX WITH THE CLASSIC “THE FRENCH CHEF”

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH HBO MAX’S NEW SERIES “JULIA”?
GET YOUR FIX WITH THE CLASSIC “THE FRENCH CHEF” EPISODES STREAMING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL

What better way to “prep” for HBO Max’s upcoming original series, “Julia” than by binge-watching all 10 seasons of the classic series “The French Chef,” currently streaming on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel! Almost 60 years after the first episode premiered, when viewers welcomed Julia Child into their kitchen with her irreverent ways of cooking French cuisine, “The French Chef” is still one of the most beloved and respected cooking shows in the world and considered the program that paved the way for an entirely new television show genre.

In addition, channel subscribers can watch the insightful series “Dishing with Julia Child” which features world-renowned chefs watching select episodes of “The French Chef” while reminiscing about their favorite Julia stories. The nine chefs featured in the series include Martha Stewart, Jacques Pépin, Éric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, José Andrés, Rick Bayless, Carla Hall, Vivian Howard, and Sara Moulton. “Julia Child – Cooking with Master Chefs” is also currently available to stream on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.
The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

Catch other great PBS baking and cooking shows on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel including “A Chefs Life,” multiple seasons of “Mind of A Chef,” “No Passport Required,” and more.

About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH SIX AWE-INSPIRING FILMS STREAMING

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Danielle Langer

CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH SIX AWE-INSPIRING FILMS STREAMING ON THE
PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL
Arlington, VA – February 28, 2022 – This March, PBS Distribution commemorates Women’s History Month by featuring award-winning documentaries on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.

Highlighted programs from American Experience include “The Codebreaker,” about the groundbreaking female cryptanalyst who took down infamous gangsters and a Nazi spy ring and “The Vote,” showcasing the unrelenting campaign toward women’s suffrage and the passing of the 19th Amendment.

From American Masters comes “How It Feels to Be Free,” a moving program that showcases the lives and careers of six trailblazing African American female entertainers, and “Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page,” documenting the life and legacy of the woman whose childhood stories helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance.

Plus two documentaries from FRONTLINE ─ “A Thousand Cuts,” which follows Maria Ressa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Filipino journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media, and “For Sama,” FRONTLINE’s Academy Award-nominated documentary which offers a gripping first person account of one woman’s experience living within the Syrian conflict.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

Information about each of the programs is listed below.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THE CODEBREAKER

Episodes: 1
Genre: Science, Technology, Documentary Film
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of George C. Marshall Foundation Library)
THE VOTE

Episodes: 2
Genre: History, Culture, Miniseries
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Library of Congress)
AMERICAN MASTERS
HOW IT FEELS TO BE FREE

Episodes: 1
Genre: Biography, Documentary Film
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archive via Getty Images)
LAURA INGALLS WILDER: PRAIRIE TO PAGE

Episodes: 1
Genre: Biography, Documentary Film

(Photo Credit: Courtesy of LIW Memorial Society, De Smet, SD)
FRONTLINE
A THOUSAND CUTS

Episodes: 1
Genre: Public Affairs, Documentary Film
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of FRONTLINE (PBS))
FOR SAMA

Episodes: 1
Genre: Public Affairs, History, War
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of PBS)
Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in March:

#MeToo: Now What?, Season 1
Comet Encounter
Edison (American Experience)
Ferguson Rises (Independent Lens)
The Greely Expedition (American Experience)
Pelosi’s Power (Frontline)
Plot to Overturn the Election (Frontline)
Riddles of the Sphinx (NOVA)
The Swamp (American Experience)
About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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COMMEMORATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH ICONIC FILMS STREAMING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Danielle Langer

COMMEMORATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH ICONIC FILMS STREAMING ON THE PBS DOCUMENTARIES PRIME VIDEO CHANNEL
Arlington, VA – January 31, 2021 – This February, watch watershed documentaries from legendary filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Ken Burns, and many others on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel that help honor Black History Month. Some of the highlighted programs include documentaries about the Black Panther Party, the pivotal role of historically Black colleges and universities, the history and culture of the Black church in African American communities, the life of an American icon and arguably the greatest boxer of all time, the millennia-long history of Africa, and much more.

The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is $3.99/month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription. Every purchase supports public television for all.

Information about each of the programs are listed below.
AFRICA’S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS

Premiere Date: February 1, 2022
Episodes: 3
Genre: History, Geography, Culture
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Nutopia Limited/PBS)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history – from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent’s history from a firmly African perspective, and it’s a journey full of surprises and unexpected connections that highlight the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history.
THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG

Premiere Date: February 1, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: History, Culture
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of PBS)

Producer, host and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and grace, organizing and resilience, thriving and testifying, autonomy and freedom, solidarity and speaking truth to power. Gates reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from African to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage. Featuring Oprah Winfrey, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Yolanda Adams, Pastor Shirley Caesar, BeBe Winans, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornel West, and many others.
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION

Premiere Date: February 1, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: History, Culture, Documentary
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch)

In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored – cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change. This film, from master documentarian Stanley Nelson, explores the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for Black people and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
MUHAMMAD ALI

Premiere Date: February 1, 2022
Episodes: 4
Genre: Biography, Sports, Culture

(Photo Credit: Michael Gaffney Collection of Muhammad Ali)

Filmmaker Ken Burns brings to life one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century – Muhammad Ali, the boxing champion who captivated millions throughout the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. He wrote his own rules – in the ring and in his life – infuriating his critics, baffling his opponents and riveting his fans. He spoke his mind and stood on principle, staying true to his Islamic faith and refusing induction into the U.S. Army, even when it cost him his livelihood. Banished for his beliefs, he returned to boxing an underdog, reclaimed his title twice, and became the most famous man on earth. An intimate portrait of a larger-than-life global icon, this is the story of an exceptional athlete whose influence transcends boxing.
TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Premiere Date: February 1, 2022
Episodes: 1
Genre: History, Culture
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Atlanta University Center)

The rich history of America’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) began before the end of slavery, flourished in the 20th century and profoundly influenced the course of the nation for over 150 years – yet remains largely unknown. Filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams highlight the powerful story of the rise, influence and evolution of HBCUs – long a haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries, and a path toward the American dream. These institutions have nurtured some of the most influential Americans of our time, from Booker T. Washington to Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison to Oprah Winfrey, and Alice Walker to Spike Lee to Common.
Other titles coming to the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
in February:

America ReFramed: Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
American Experience: Billy the Kid
American Experience: Klansville U.S.A.
American Experience: Rachel Carson
American Experience: Riveted: The History of Jeans
American Experience: The American Diplomat
American Experience: The Amish: Shunned
American Masters: Philip Roth: Unmasked
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
FRONTLINE: American Reckoning
FRONTLINE: Raising Adam Lanza
Local, USA: Heaven: Can You Hear Me?
Nature: American Horses
Nature: Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo
Nature: Penguins: Meet the Family
Nature: The Ocean’s Greatest Feast
NOVA: Arctic Drift
NOVA: Augmented
NOVA: Great Mammoth Mystery
NOVA: Secrets in the Scat
NOVA: Transplanting Hope
The Path to Violence
The Secrets of Saint John Paul
This Emotional Life, Season 1
Through the Banks of the Red Cedar
Wonders of Mexico, Season 1
About PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel
The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel is a DTC-SVOD channel exclusive to Prime Video. This channel features over 1,500 hours of the highest quality factual programming, including the full catalog of films from Ken Burns and award-winning documentaries from NOVA, FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in addition to programming from other independent producers.

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