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American Experience

1988 · 37 seasons

Sober, well-researched storytelling that makes the past feel immediate and consequential, rewarding patient viewers with context and quiet gravity.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, justice, identity, war
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
David Grubin, Rob Rapley, Sarah Colt, Stephen Ives
Written by
David Grubin, Marcia Smith, Mark Zwonitzer, Michelle Ferrari
Starring
F. Murray Abraham, Liev Schreiber, Linda Hunt, Jason Robards, Mary McDonnell, Donald Sutherland, Peter Coyote, Alfre Woodard
Music
Gary Lionelli, Peter Rundquist
Cinematography
Jason Longo, John Baynard
Length
37 seasons, 396 episodes, 55 min each
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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