Bobby Kennedy for President
2018 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min
★ 7.1(19)unSUB Rating
Using archival footage and interviews, this docuseries traces a prominent 1960s political figure’s rise from behind-the-scenes strategist to national leader. It explores the era’s major conflicts and social movements, and how his message and public presence helped shape a lasting legacy in American history.
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Streaming on Netflix.
4 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-04-27
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.8/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a history-focused, footage-heavy look at 1960s politics and social change; Not for you if you dislike debate-heavy commentary or sprawling digressions, like in Wild Wild Country.
Pros: rare archival footage; engaging early episodes; strong historical context | Cons: uneven final episode; drifts into tangents; limited deeper analysis
Themes
- assassination
- vietnam war
- politics
- miniseries
- historical
- kennedy family
- 1960s
- political
- cerebral
- biographical documentary
Cast & crew
John Lewis
as Self
Robert F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
as Self
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
- ME
Marian Wright Edelman
as Self
- WH
William Vanden Heuvel
as Self
- PS
Paul Schrade
as Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
James Baldwin
as Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Dawn Porter
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1A New Generation65mNetflix
- S1E2I'd Like to Serve58mNetflix
- S1E3You Only Get One Time Around62mNetflix
- S1E4Justice for Bobby60mNetflix