Mankind: The Story of All of Us
2012 · Miniseries · 60 min · ★ 6.8
This 12-hour series races through major turning points in human history, from the planet’s formation to the rise of modern global society. Using dramatized scenes and commentary, it connects inventions, conflicts, and ideas across regions to show how events in one place can reshape lives far away.
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Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and History Vault.
12 hours to watch · 12 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-11-18
- Network
- History
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (18 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, dramatic overview of big historical milestones with flashy reconstructions, similar in spirit to The Seventies; Not for you if you want deep, rigorous detail or minimal bias.
Pros: entertaining quick history tour; strong visuals and reenactments; sparks interest for students | Cons: shallow and rushed coverage; questionable accuracy and experts; noticeable Western and US bias
Themes
- human evolution
- mankind
- history of mankind
- history
Cast & crew
Josh Brolin
as Self - Narrator
Richard Machowicz
as Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal
Jim Meigs
as Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics
Mehmet Oz
as Self - New York Presbyterian Hospital
Directed by Dan Clifton, Hugh Ballantyne
Episodes1 season · 12 episodes
Season 112 episodes
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- S1E5Plague60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Survivors60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7New World60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Treasure60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Pioneers60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Revolutions60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Speed60mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12New Frontiers60mAmazon Prime Video