Documentary series · PBS
Prohibition
2011 American TV series or program
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Research date: 2026-11-08
Synopsis
Prohibition is a 2011 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick with narration by Peter Coyote. The series originally aired on PBS between October 2, 2011 and October 4, 2011. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It draws heavily from the 2010 book Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent.
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Key facts
- Official title
- Prohibition
- Alternative titles
- Not verified
- Original release
- 2011-10-02 – 2011-10-04
- Country of production
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genres
- documentary film
- Seasons
- Not verified
- Episodes
- 3
- Directors
- Ken Burns
- Producers
- Not verified
- Production company
- Not verified
- Official website
- http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/
- Official trailer
- Not verified
Streaming
- Listed service
- PBS
- Original or licensed
- Original — public records list PBS as the original network or distributor (PBS, Netflix).
- Available now in UK
- Not yet checked
- Available now in Ireland
- Not yet checked
- Available now in US
- Not yet checked
- Past availability
- Not verified
Episodes, events and timeline
Episode titles, summaries, running times, key events and a timeline have not been researched for this series yet. We'll add them only once they can be checked against reliable sources.
Sources
- Wikipedia article — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikidata record Q82426 — checked 2026-11-08