Jackie Robinson: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jackie Robinson explores how the civil rights movement dovetailed with Robinson's baseball career.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball's color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce integrationist, Robinson used his immense fame to speak out against the discrimination he saw on and off the field, angering fans, the press, and even teammates who had once celebrated him for "turning the other cheek." After baseball, he was a widely-read newspaper columnist, divisive political activist and tireless advocate for civil rights, who later struggled to remain relevant as diabetes crippled his body and a new generation of leaders set a more militant course for the civil rights movement.

Series details

• Title: Jackie Robinson
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-04-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12037

Cast and credited roles

• Keith David — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-11; final listed air date 2016-04-12; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jackie Robinson 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.