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[01/16/23 - 11:04 AM]
New Ken Burns Film Explores History of the American Buffalo
The new two-part, four-hour film, directed by Ken Burns, will premiere on October 16 and 17.







AMERICAN BUFFALO, THE (PBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/16/23 - 10/17/23
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2023-2024 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (2 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from PBS's web site, October 2023) The dramatic story of America’s national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Peter Coyote as Narrator (Voice)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dayton Duncan as WRTR
· Julianna Brannum as CP
· Julie Dunfey as PROD
· Ken Burns as DIR/EP/PROD
· Susan Shumaker as CO-PROD
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Florentine Films