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American Experience

Overview

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Cast

David Ogden Stiers profile
David Ogden Stiers

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 31

David McCullough profile
David McCullough

Narrator (voice),Host

Total episodes: 21

Michael Murphy profile
Michael Murphy

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Linda Hunt profile
Linda Hunt

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 12

Oliver Platt profile
Oliver Platt

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 12

Liev Schreiber profile
Liev Schreiber

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Joe Morton profile
Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Julian Bond profile
Julian Bond

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Jason Robards profile
Jason Robards

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Blair Brown profile
Blair Brown

Narrator (voice),Ellen Wilson (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Frances Sternhagen profile
Frances Sternhagen

(voice),Self (voice)

Total episodes: 6

David Morse profile
David Morse

Abraham Lincoln,Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Total episodes: 6

David Ogden Stiers profile
David Ogden Stiers

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 31

David McCullough profile
David McCullough

Narrator (voice),Host

Total episodes: 21

Michael Murphy profile
Michael Murphy

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 13

Linda Hunt profile
Linda Hunt

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 12

Oliver Platt profile
Oliver Platt

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 12

Liev Schreiber profile
Liev Schreiber

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Joe Morton profile
Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Julian Bond profile
Julian Bond

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 8

Jason Robards profile
Jason Robards

Narrator (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Blair Brown profile
Blair Brown

Narrator (voice),Ellen Wilson (voice)

Total episodes: 7

Frances Sternhagen profile
Frances Sternhagen

(voice),Self (voice)

Total episodes: 6

David Morse profile
David Morse

Abraham Lincoln,Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Total episodes: 6

Extra

Release Date

October 4, 1988

Last air Date

March 25, 2025

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

English

Networks

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Available On

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seasons

Season 37 poster
Season 37

Aired on: 2025 | 2 Episodes

Videos

Thirty Years of American Experience thumbnail
Thirty Years of American Experience
American Experience: The Great War: Transformed thumbnail
American Experience: The Great War: Transformed

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