Review: Netflix's 'The American Experiment' Docuseries Examines the American Revolution and Modern Democracy
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Joel Keller
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A review/analysis of the Netflix docuseries "The American Experiment," a five-part series directed by Brian Knappenberger and executive produced by Tom Hanks. The series examines the American Revolution and connects the founding of the United States to the current state and fragility of American democracy, 250 years after the nation's creation.
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· 3 pulledThe American Experiment is a five-part docuseries, directed by Brian Knappenberger... that examines the American Revolution and how the 'American experiment' in governing continues to be challenged and supported 250 years after the United States was created.
The series starts with the events leading up to the first battles of the Revolutionary...
The five-part docuseries, directed by Brian Knappenberger and produced by Tom Hanks, connects the events of the American Revolution to the current fragility of America's democracy.
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