Ken Burns to Spotlight American Buffalo in New Film

Ken Burns will delve into the history of the American buffalo in a new two-part, four-hour film that will air on PBS October 16-17.

The American buffalo is the biography of the shaggy bovid which has been in production for four years. It will take viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and through some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the evolution of the mammal, its importance to the Great Plains and its relationship with the indigenous peoples of North America.

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The series was written by Dayton Duncan, the author of the companion book, Blood memory: tragic decline and improbable resurrection of the American buffalo, which will be published by Knopf in conjunction with the show. It was produced by Burns’ longtime colleague Julie Dunfey. Julianna Brannum, a member of the Quahada group of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, served as consulting producer. W. Richard West, Jr., a Cheyenne and founding director and director emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, was the senior advisor.

Ahead of The American buffaloFall Premiere, PBS has announced that it will air two documentaries this spring.

Face the future, premiering Wednesday, April 12 at 9 p.m. ET, will examine the dramatic ways our weather is changing. From longer, hotter heat waves to more intense rainstorms, megafires and multi-year droughts, the United States is experiencing the full range of impacts from global climate change. At the same time, many are on the front lines fighting back, innovating solutions, mobilizing ancient wisdom and developing visionary ideas. The lessons they learn today can help us all adapt in the years to come, as the planet warms and our weather becomes more extreme.

Chasing Carbon Zero, premiering Wednesday, April 26 at 9 p.m., will look at the United States’ recently set ambitious climate goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and reduce emissions by half by 2030. The film examines the problem and identifies the most important ones. probably real-world technologies that might be up to the task. From expanding the availability of renewable energy options to designing more energy-efficient buildings to revolutionizing the transportation sector and more, the film takes a hopeful yet skeptical look .

The spring releases are part of Nova’s Climate Across America campaign, which highlights how climate change is affecting communities across the United States and engages audiences in productive conversations about innovative climate solutions.

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