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MONEY
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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.
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American Epic
2017 1 seasons · 4 eps English
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★7.4TMDB · 5
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Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.
“The First Time America Heard Itself”
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Cast
Robert Redford
Narrator (voice)
Taj Mahal
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Created by
Bernard MacMahon
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Premiered 2017 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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AWARDS
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Created by Bernard MacMahon.
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CAST
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Airs on PBS.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 4
- Premiered
- 2017-05-16
- Last aired
- 2017-06-06
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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