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From his N.H. home, 5-time Emmy winner Burns discussed his first biography of an animal, premiering Monday, Oct. 16.

Premieres Monday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This new two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, significance to the Great Plains, near demise, and relationship to the Indigenous People of North America.

The writer and filmmaker’s latest collaboration with Ken Burns premieres on PBS Oct. 16 and 17

The legendary documentarian has a new film about the North American bison that's airing on PBS this fall—Here's what he had to say about it.

The new documentary tells the story of bison and the people and lands impacted by the iconic mammals.