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Grant

2020 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 125 min · ★ 7.1

War & PoliticsDocumentaryHistory

This documentary miniseries traces a famed American leader’s life through war and public service, using personal perspective to illuminate the Civil War and the turbulent years that followed. Blending expert commentary with dramatic reenactments, it aims to humanize its subject while explaining the era’s high-stakes decisions and consequences.

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Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and History Vault.

4 hours to watch · 3 episodes.

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Details
Years
2020
Release date
2020-05-25
Network
History
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
125 min
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (23 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an accessible, character-focused history series that mixes commentary with reenactments and covers both war and its aftermath, like The Roosevelts: An Intimate History; Not for you if you dislike graphic combat scenes or prefer purely academic documentaries.

Pros: engaging reenactments; informative expert voices; big-picture history | Cons: graphic battle violence; occasional disputed details; pacing feels rushed

Themes

  • civil war
  • usa president
  • american civil war
  • reconstruction era
  • early america

Cast & crew

Directed by Malcolm Venville

Episodes1 season · 3 episodes

Season 13 episodes
  • S1E1Unlikely Hero80m
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  • S1E2Lincoln's General80m
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  • S1E3Freedom's Champion80m
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