I Was There: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Through original archival material, expert testimony and dramatic re-creations using CGI technology to place Theo E.J. Wilson in the scene, each episode challenges ideas of what really happened during some of the most pivotal moments in history.

This season explores Abraham Lincoln's assassination; the Hindenburg disaster; the Salem witch trials; the death of Jesse James; the Oklahoma City bombing; the battle of Stalingrad; H.H. Holmes' murder spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; the Chernobyl accident; the 1965 Bloody Sunday march from Selma to Montgomery; the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster; the 1889 catastrophic Johnstown flood in eastern Pennsylvania and the St. Valentine's Day massacre.

Series details

• Title: I Was There
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2022-02-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-05-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 60376
• IMDb ID: tt17492292
• TVDB ID: 416801

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-02-20; final listed air date 2022-05-09.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Was There 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.