The American Revolution

The American Revolution is a 2025 television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. Spanning six episodes and twelve hours, the series examines the military, political, and social dimensions of the Revolutionary era across North America and beyond, using first-person testimony, period imagery, reenactments, and location cinematography. It chronicles the conflict's local and global impact and the founding generation's struggles in establishing the United States.