PBS TV Shows

To save his family's orphanage from foreclosure, a macho 75-year-old novelist must team up with his Gen Z grandson to write a hit BL novel....

Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman is a visually striking science-driven docuseries that reveals Earth's ecosystems through radical shifts in scale-from microscopic wildlife to the ...

What world will we live in tomorrow as climate change reshapes the Earth? Our planet has many surprises in store. This film reveals Nature's astonishing adaptation abilities, and h...

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was bri...

This is the story of the “Uea Sastraporn” family, once bound together by music; the very thing that later drove them apart. Saeng, a struggling musician, fights to raise his two ch...

Four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans - forged in shared struggle, tested by division, and representing a uniquel...

Follow the adventures of 6-year-old fraternal twins Phoebe and Jay Yarber, who live with their family in the fantastical Tobsy Towers....

Experts analyze prominent international affairs topics and America's role in a shifting world....

Exploring science, health and technology headlines with leading experts and professionals....

A middle-aged couple, Aon and Jira, find their long-term relationship under strain as career frustrations, health worries, and emotional distance begin to surface. When a series of...

The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocea...

The size of a football field, the International Space Station hurtles around Earth at 17,000 mph, shielding its astronauts from the most hostile environment humans have ever endure...

This two-part biography offers an incisive portrait of Henry Kissinger, the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of American diplomacy. Whether celebrated or re...

Vivian Howard unpacks the secrets, shortcuts, and science behind everyday cooking....

Jules Maigret is a rising star in the Police Judiciaire, relentless in his investigations, with an uncanny ability to get under the skin of the criminals he is chasing and a matchl...

A former psychotherapist takes on a Happiness class full of troubled students, and must prove whether true happiness can really be taught....

Weather Hunters entertains and educates kids about the impact weather has on our daily lives, and inspires young kids to pursue a future in STEM. Understanding that representation ...

This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting impact on future generations....

The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely coll...

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, ...

Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature’s remarkable resilience, as our...

Dissects all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Cam...

Examining the history of America through iconic symbols, objects and places; host David Rubenstein....

Witness the epic nature of Wild Scandinavia: orca, puffins and eagles rule the fjords; wolves and lynx patrol magical forests; polar bears and musk ox survive arctic extremes. Base...

Full of endless energy, Malik, Zadie and Zeke run, bounce, roll and romp, always on the lookout for interesting Treeborhood problems to solve. Malik is thoughtful, considerate and ...

Americans consider themselves a 'nation of immigrants', but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolds in Europe, the U.S. prove unwilling to open its doors to more than a fractio...

Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped cre...

Inspired by Manzano’s own childhood, ALMA’S WAY centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family among a diverse group...

Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere....

Diverse personal stories from around the world reveal how lives, passions and goals are facilitated by the human body's various complex systems....

A groundbreaking inside look at the long shot election and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's unapologetic District Attorney, and his experiment to upend the cr...

The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with ...

In this new one-hour Halloween PBS special, Dr. Emily Zarka will deconstruct some of the most significant moments in zombie popular culture over the last two centuries to reveal wh...

Explore humanity’s relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways we can restore our planet. This documentary series...

Follow host, Jacob Ward from the farthest corners of the globe to the inside of your mind as he sets out to discover we are not who we think we are. This four-part series examines ...

The adventures of an observant and curious bunny rabbit named Elinor and her friends Ari, a bat, and Olive, an elephant....

Easy lessons for the beginner sketcher as well as the advanced artist....

The Bargo Brothers explore the United States by climbing the highest point in all 50 states. Local experts and some of the country's most interesting people join them on their jour...

In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields sh...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalating conflict between Prapop and Wichit’s family, Pan, the only son of Prapop looks for new content for his YouTube channel. Pan is inter...

Members of the Sparks' Crew -- Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles -- work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems....

Tells the story of a great milestone in aviation history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying boat known as the China Clipper. The documentary s...

This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, cle...

This look at the life and presidency of George W. Bush features interviews with historians, journalists and several members of the president’s inner circle. Part One chronicles Bus...

A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but ...

“The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales of patients and doctors at the forefront of the ...

In this groundbreaking new series hosted by Niall Ferguson and based on his bestselling book The Square and the Tower, Ferguson visits network theorists, social scientists and data...

Join Emily Elizabeth and her big red dog, Clifford, as they explore their island home and go on big new adventures! With a fun and furry new cast of characters and brand-new origin...

Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees – and a chance at new beginnings – from one of t...

Plai Chawak presents Thai food culture with exquisite identity, reflecting the way of life in the historical era, during the reign of King Rama V...