Making North America

Making North America

Educational 2015

Available on Prime Video

The epic three-part series unfolds in a forgotten world that existed long before our own, crossed by long-lost mountain ranges, deserts the size of Africa, and vast inland seas spanning the length of the continent.

Educational 2015

TV-G

EPISODE 1

Origins

The epic 3 billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From the palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to titanic eruptions that nearly tore the Midwest in two, we discover how forces of power gave birth to North America.

53 min · Nov 4, 2015
EPISODE 2

Life

How did life emerge on our continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs? And how did a huge sea filled with giant marine reptiles end up covering Kansas?  We tell the story of life and landscape in North America.

53 min · Nov 11, 2015
EPISODE 3

Human

From the gold rush to the oil boom, the riches of our landscape have helped Americans prosper. As our cities grow, so do the risks of natural disasters like the volcano under Yellowstone that could one day obliterate half the continent.

53 min · Nov 18, 2015 TV-G

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Making North America

EDUCATIONAL

The epic three-part series unfolds in a forgotten world that existed long before our own, crossed by long-lost mountain ranges, deserts the size of Africa, and vast inland seas spanning the length of the continent.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2015
Rated: TV-G

Languages

Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)