Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States, also known as The Untold History of the United States, is a 2012 documentary series directed, produced, and narrated by Oliver Stone. Oliver Stone and American University historian Peter J. Kuznick, began working on the project in 2008. Stone, Kuznick and British screenwriter Matt Graham co-wrote the script. The documentary miniseries for Showtime had a working title Oliver Stone's Secret History of America. It covers "the reasons behind the Cold War with the Soviet Union, U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, and changes in America's global role since the fall of Communism." Stone is the director and narrator of all ten episodes. The series is a re-examination of some of the under-reported and darkest parts of American modern history using little known documents and newly uncovered archival material.

Series details

• Title: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-11-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-01-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6257
• IMDb ID: tt1494191
• TVDB ID: 263532

Cast and credited roles

• Alex Veadov — Narrator
• Chris Edgerly — Narrator
• Jim Ward — Narrator
• Chris Cox — Narrator
• Alan Shearman — Narrator
• André Sogliuzzo — Narrator
• Oliver Stone — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-12; final listed air date 2013-01-14; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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