American Dynasty

American Dynasty

Continuing First aired 02/Jun/2022 United States English 2 season(s) 18 episode(s)
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Follow the fascinating stories of America's aristocratic families, those whose names represent power in business, politics, and industrial industry.
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Season 2 · Season 2
10 episode(s) · Air date: 19/Nov/2023
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Harley Davison, Johnson & Johnson, Anheuser Busch, Mars, and Carnegie. Through a dynamic combination of dramatic re-creations, expert commentary, and historical archive, American Dynasty : Season 2 provides a front row seat to the dramatic, dynamic, real-life struggles of these elite families who helped define America's rise to prominence.

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Harley Davison, Johnson & Johnson, Anheuser Busch, Mars, and Carnegie. Through a dynamic combination of dramatic re-creations, expert commentary, and historical archive, American Dynasty : Season 2 provides a front row seat to the dramatic, dynamic, real-life struggles of these elite families who helped define America's rise to prominence.

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Busch
Air date: 12/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 56 min
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Adolphus Busch saves a failing brewery. His grandson turns Budweiser into America's number one beer, but after a corporate takeover, a marketing ploy brings consumer backlash and plummeting sales.

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Adolphus Busch saves a failing brewery. His grandson turns Budweiser into America's number one beer, but after a corporate takeover, a marketing ploy brings consumer backlash and plummeting sales.

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Johnson & Johnson
Air date: 05/Aug/2024 · Runtime: 51 min
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Robert Wood Johnson starts a medical supplies company that his son grows into the world's largest healthcare products corporation. But family rivalries and lawsuits threaten its reputation.

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Robert Wood Johnson starts a medical supplies company that his son grows into the world's largest healthcare products corporation. But family rivalries and lawsuits threaten its reputation.

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Mars
Air date: 23/Jul/2024 · Runtime: 49 min
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Forrest Mars reunites with his estranged father to transform a candy company. Later, Forrest takes over from family members to build one of the largest privately held corporations in the world.

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Forrest Mars reunites with his estranged father to transform a candy company. Later, Forrest takes over from family members to build one of the largest privately held corporations in the world.

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Carnegie
Air date: 22/Jul/2024 · Runtime: 55 min
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Andrew Carnegie creates a steel-manufacturing behemoth and becomes the world's richest man. But his legacy as a philanthropist is marred by family tragedy and a violent clash with organized labor.

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Andrew Carnegie creates a steel-manufacturing behemoth and becomes the world's richest man. But his legacy as a philanthropist is marred by family tragedy and a violent clash with organized labor.

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Harley-Davidson
Air date: 22/Jul/2024 · Runtime: 55 min
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Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson work with family members to build an iconic brand. Their heirs lose control of the company but take back ownership and restore its reputation.

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Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson work with family members to build an iconic brand. Their heirs lose control of the company but take back ownership and restore its reputation.

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Post
Air date: 19/Nov/2023 · Runtime: 55 min
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Breakfast Cereal king CW Post's death makes his daughter the nation's richest woman. But rather than rest on his laurels, she seeks to expand on his legacy and redefine the role of women in America.

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Breakfast Cereal king CW Post's death makes his daughter the nation's richest woman. But rather than rest on his laurels, she seeks to expand on his legacy and redefine the role of women in America.

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Astor
Air date: 19/Nov/2023 · Runtime: 45 min
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From the fur trade into the drug trade, John Jacob Astor builds America's first mega- fortune. One that ensuing generations of Astors will battle to control, helping to define the opulent Gilded Age.

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From the fur trade into the drug trade, John Jacob Astor builds America's first mega- fortune. One that ensuing generations of Astors will battle to control, helping to define the opulent Gilded Age.

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Heinz
Air date: 19/Nov/2023 · Runtime: 48 min
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Henry Heinz builds an empire by revolutionizing food processing. His son Howard and Grandson Jack must navigate wars, economic depression and changing times to keep the family-led company on course.

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Henry Heinz builds an empire by revolutionizing food processing. His son Howard and Grandson Jack must navigate wars, economic depression and changing times to keep the family-led company on course.

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Hilton
Air date: 19/Nov/2023 · Runtime: 55 min
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Conrad Hilton gets rich building the world's first international hotel chain. But after his sons' rivalry almost destroys everything, his great-granddaughter emerges to redefine the family brand.

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Conrad Hilton gets rich building the world's first international hotel chain. But after his sons' rivalry almost destroys everything, his great-granddaughter emerges to redefine the family brand.

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Hearst
Air date: 19/Nov/2023 · Runtime: 55 min
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William Randolph Hearst builds on his father George's mining fortune by becoming the world's first multi-media mogul; exposing both himself, and future generations, to the darker side of wealth and fame.

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William Randolph Hearst builds on his father George's mining fortune by becoming the world's first multi-media mogul; exposing both himself, and future generations, to the darker side of wealth and fame.

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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jun/2022
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Rockefeller, Ford, Vanderbilt, Dupont, Kennedy, Bush. Their names are forever etched in American history and the nation's psyche. These dynastic families have become some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. They have created new industries and technologies that to most of us would have seemed unimaginable.

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Rockefeller, Ford, Vanderbilt, Dupont, Kennedy, Bush. Their names are forever etched in American history and the nation's psyche. These dynastic families have become some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. They have created new industries and technologies that to most of us would have seemed unimaginable.

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The Bushes
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 58 min
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The Bushes are one of America's oldest families. They are known more for their genteel manners and success in business and politics. So when war hero George HW Bush decides he wants to run for president, will the family name be enough to ensure victory?

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The Bushes are one of America's oldest families. They are known more for their genteel manners and success in business and politics. So when war hero George HW Bush decides he wants to run for president, will the family name be enough to ensure victory?

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The Kennedys
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 57 min
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After graduating from Harvard, Joe Kennedy, the grandson of Irish immigrants, conquered Wall Street and Hollywood. When his political career was cut short he focused on his children. One became President and the rest devoted their lives to public service.

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After graduating from Harvard, Joe Kennedy, the grandson of Irish immigrants, conquered Wall Street and Hollywood. When his political career was cut short he focused on his children. One became President and the rest devoted their lives to public service.

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The DuPonts
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 53 min
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Since 1802, the DuPont Company has supplied gunpowder to militaries worldwide. But when young Lammot DuPont pushed the company to get out of the business of war, it set off a conflict that transformed the family and the American industry for generations.

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Since 1802, the DuPont Company has supplied gunpowder to militaries worldwide. But when young Lammot DuPont pushed the company to get out of the business of war, it set off a conflict that transformed the family and the American industry for generations.

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The Gettys
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 56 min
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J. Paul Getty made billions of dollars in the oil industry, rising to become the 'richest man in the world.' But at the peak of his success, his grandson was kidnapped. The $17 million ransom was less than he was making daily... But would he pay it?

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J. Paul Getty made billions of dollars in the oil industry, rising to become the 'richest man in the world.' But at the peak of his success, his grandson was kidnapped. The $17 million ransom was less than he was making daily... But would he pay it?

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The Fords
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 58 min
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Henry Ford was an American pioneer. He revolutionized the automobile, the assembly line production method, and brought cars to millions of American families. But in his personal life, he was far from perfect.

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Henry Ford was an American pioneer. He revolutionized the automobile, the assembly line production method, and brought cars to millions of American families. But in his personal life, he was far from perfect.

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The Rockefellers
Air date: 26/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 51 min
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John D Rockefeller started out with one kerosene refinery in Cleveland, Ohio. Within 15 years it became the largest oil producer in the world. After conquering the fuel industry, the Rockefellers gave much of their wealth away through philanthropy.

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John D Rockefeller started out with one kerosene refinery in Cleveland, Ohio. Within 15 years it became the largest oil producer in the world. After conquering the fuel industry, the Rockefellers gave much of their wealth away through philanthropy.

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The Vanderbilts
Air date: 02/Jun/2022 · Runtime: 54 min
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Cornelius 'The Commodore' Vanderbilt rose from nothing to build the biggest shipping and railroad empires in America, and amass a great fortune. His dying words were to 'keep the money together,' but did his children and grandchildren listen?

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Cornelius 'The Commodore' Vanderbilt rose from nothing to build the biggest shipping and railroad empires in America, and amass a great fortune. His dying words were to 'keep the money together,' but did his children and grandchildren listen?

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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Joe Kennedy III
Joe Kennedy III
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Don Meehan Jr
Don Meehan Jr
Junius Morgan

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