Stream Ken Burns Documentaries | THIRTEEN

Updated December 5, 2022

For more than three decades, filmmaker Ken Burns and his colleagues at Florentine Films – directors, writers, producers, editors, and cinematographers – have produced some of the most critically acclaimed and most watched documentaries on public television. Burns has devoted his career to examining the American experience, from his first documentary on PBS in 1981 – Brooklyn Bridge, nominated for an Academy Award – to the 2022 premiere, Benjamin Franklin.

Ken Burns’ thought-provoking films include profiles of the ordinary people and icons who shaped American culture, institutions that impact American lives, and the wars that took lives from us. To stream a film or episodes of a series, click each title, below. More background on each film subject is found on the official film websites, reached by clicking “learn more.”

In a special re-release in sync with the Major League Baseball season starting April 7, The Tenth Inning (2010) and the nine-part series Baseball will stream to all March 31 through April 30, 2022, for a look at America’s national pastime.

To stream all the films, become a THIRTEEN member and use the member benefit THIRTEEN Passport, which offers extended access to on-demand video.

See all films at a glance on our Ken Burns Documentaries page.

America in Wartime

The making of the film, The Vietnam War (2017)

Civil War (nine episodes; learn more).
The U.S. and the Holocaust (two episodes, including Spanish language; learn more).
The Vietnam War (10 episodes, 18 hours; learn more).
The War (World War II; seven episodes; learn more)

American Culture

Scene from The Tenth Inning (2010).

The Address (students with language-based learning disabilities memorize the Gettysburg Address; learn more)
Baseball (nine episodes; learn more) will stream to all March 31 through April 30, 2022.
Country Music (eight episodes; learn more)
Empire of the Air (the men who invented radio; learn more)
Jazz (10 episodes; learn more)
Prohibition
The Shakers
The Tenth Inning (a four-hour 2010 update to Baseball)