The Sixties
2014 · Miniseries · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · 69% critics
This documentary series looks at the major events and cultural shifts of the 1960s, from global tensions and the space race to civil rights and changing social norms. Across ten episodes, it connects the decade’s headlines and everyday impact to how they continue to shape life today.
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Streaming on HBO Max.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-05-29
- Network
- CNN
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (20 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast-moving, nostalgia-friendly tour of major 1960s events and how they echo today; Not for you if you want a more uplifting balance or broader viewpoints—try The Seventies for a companion watch.
Pros: informative and illuminating; lots of notable events; strong nostalgia factor | Cons: overly negative tone; limited perspectives; some key figures brief
Themes
- nostalgia
- 1960s
Cast & crew
Tom Hanks
as Self
Walter Cronkite
as Self (archive footage)
David Brinkley
as Self (archive footage)
Dan Rather
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Chisholm
as Self (archive footage)
- NS
Neil Sheehan
as Self
- TO
Tim O'Brien
as Self
- JK
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
- JR
Jack Ruby
as Self (archive footage)
- ND
Ngô Đình Diệm
as Self - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)
Episodes1 season · 10 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E2The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E3The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E4The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E5A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E6The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E7The Space Race (1960 – 1969)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E81968 (1968)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E9The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E10Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)60mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu