How Ken Burns and David Schmidt’s ‘The American Revolution’ Documentary Lends a Voice to the Underrepresented and Took 10 Years to Make

It’s a total coincidence that Ken Burns and David Schmidt’s six-part documentary series “The American Revolution” was released by PBS in November 2025, less than a year ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary. “That wasn’t even on anyone’s horizon,” said Burns while talking with Variety’s Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay. “I didn’t realize then […]