The Greeks: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world.

Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West.

In National Geographic's landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks' journey - not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

Series details

• Title: The Greeks
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2016-06-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-07-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 18825
• TVDB ID: 313523

Cast and credited roles

• Toby Leonard Moore — Narrator
• Bettany Hughes — Research Fellow
• Michael Cosmopoulos — Professor of Archaeology
• Edith Hall — Professor of Classics

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-06-21; final listed air date 2016-07-05; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Greeks 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.