The American Revolution (2025)

  • Premiered: Nov 2025
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 26
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Sunday at 20
  • Documentary History Mini-series War

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Season 1
1x1
In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 16, 2025
Opposition in colonial North America to British policies over taxes, land and sovereignty escalates into violent confrontation; war gives 13 colonies a common cause.
1x2
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – Jul 1776)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 2025
Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
1x3
The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 2025
British General Howe defeats General Washington, forcing the Americans to abandon New York; Washington's army regroups in New Jersey before attacking an outpost at Trenton.
1x4
Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 2025
General Howe takes Philadelphia, but the Americans' surprising victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga encourages France to support the U.S.
1x5
The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 20, 2025
The French-American alliance changes the war and moves it to other theaters; navies battle off England and in the Caribbean, while armies advance in Indian Country and the South; the British take Charleston.
1x6 Show finale
The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 21, 2025
British General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states; supported by the French, a victory at Yorktown secures independence for the Americans.

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