America: Promised Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors whose stories are featured throughout the event series and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated, America: Promised Land uncovers the great forces that set mankind in motion. During the course of the two nights, the series chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States through the telling of historical events including the Dutch Fur Trade; the creation of the postage stamp by Irish immigrants; the California Gold Rush; Germans coming to the aid of the Union Army in vast numbers during the Civil War; The Great Migration of African-Americans to the North and West and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad which reduced America's East to West travel time from six months to one week.

Additionally, the series sheds a realistic light on the struggles and hardships that some populations endured during their journey to America, such as the transport of enslaved people during the transatlantic slave trade and Italian communities in New York being targeted by criminal organizations. Through the exploration of immigrant's strife, triumphs and contributions to society, "America: Promised Land" offers an authentic look at patterns of migration with an emphasis on the massive movements of people since the Industrial Revolution.

Series details

• Title: America: Promised Land
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2017-05-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 123 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28430
• IMDb ID: tt6950460
• TVDB ID: 329295

Cast and credited roles

• Corey Johnson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-05-29; final listed air date 2017-05-30; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from America: Promised Land 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.