Henry David Thoreau
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| PBS | Release Date: March 30, 2026 |
Summary:
The three-part documentary narrated by George Clooney about the life and work of Henry David Thoreau was directed by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, and executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley.
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Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary, Arts
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Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Despite the finality with which episode 2 concludes—I really thought the series was over and wasn’t unhappy—episode 3 is actually the most engaging of the chapters, being about Thoreau’s life as a surveyor, explorer, advance man for Charles Darwin, unflinching abolitionist and ally and interlocutor of John Brown. .... Most remarkably, Jeff Goldblum, who as Thoreau abandons anything associated with standard Jeff Goldblum and creates a vocal character full of self-reflection, naïveté and awe.
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Apr 1, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Three hours might seem a stretch for this subject, but with the Walden period bookended by the lesser known pre- and post-Walden years, it stays interesting all along. .... The documentary might inspire you, once you’re done watching, or even sooner, to get off the couch and go into the world.
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Air Date: March 30, 2026
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