1000 Years a Slave: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Slavery made the modern world. It transformed the economies of the West and the demography of the globe. It was one of the biggest movements of people in all of history. 1000 Years a Slave transforms our understanding of slavery and the slave trade. 

It will uncover forgotten stories, breath-taking locations, living communities, cutting-edge archaeology. It will reveal connections that link the history of slavery to modern communities across the world, and using drama-recon, it will bring to life key events in this thousand year history.

Series details

• Title: 1000 Years a Slave
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-10-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-11-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 65 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58341
• IMDb ID: tt15257866
• TVDB ID: 411615

Cast and credited roles

• Karen Bryson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-10-19; final listed air date 2021-11-09; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from 1000 Years a Slave on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.