TV series

This Land

Name: This Land
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-06-07

20261 seasons6 episodes★ 6.0

Documentary

Explore how the United States expanded from a fragile experiment along the Atlantic coast into a nation spanning an entire continent, revealing extraordinary sacrifices and untold personal accounts that dramatically reframe the story.

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Series details

First air date: 2026
Last air date: 2026
Status: Returning Series
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Genres: Documentary
Original language: EN
Origin country: US
Networks: CNN
Production: October Films, CNN

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Miniseries

2026

6 episodes

Across six episodes, the season traces the sweeping impact of the Louisiana Purchase, follows the perilous push west to California, and explores the ripple effects of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It then moves to the fight over Texas and the shifting U.S.-Mexico border, examines the high-stakes gamble to acquire Alaska, and charts the rise of New York into a global powerhouse. Throughout, descendants of key figures from explorers and politicians to Indigenous leaders and immigrant laborers offer intimate, firsthand perspectives that connect these turning points to the present day.

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