Documentary series · PBS
The Vietnam War
2017 documentary television series
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Research date: 2026-11-08
Synopsis
The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War produced and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey C. Ward, and narrated by Peter Coyote. The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA rating.
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Key facts
- Official title
- The Vietnam War
- Alternative titles
- Vietnam War
- Original release
- 2017-09-17 – 2017-09-28
- Country of production
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genres
- documentary film
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
- Directors
- Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
- Producers
- WETA-TV
- Production company
- Not verified
- Official website
- https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/
- Official trailer
- Not verified
Streaming
- Listed service
- PBS
- Original or licensed
- Original — public records list PBS as the original network or distributor (PBS, 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 Q30607886 — checked 2026-11-08