The American Buffalo

2h

Documentary

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.

Production Companies

PBS

Florentine Films

WETA

Episodes

Cast

Blood Memory

1. Blood Memory

1h 57min

16th Oct 2023

For untold generations, America's national mammal sustained the lives of Native people, whose cultures were intertwined with the animal. Newcomers to the continent bring a different view of the natural world, and the buffalo are driven to the brink of extinction.

Into the Storm

2. Into the Storm

2h

17th Oct 2023

By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.

First air date

16th Oct 2023

Last air date

17th Oct 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks