America in Color
America in Color

America in Color

2017 3 Seasons 17 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Documentary

From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization technology, we present these formative decades as few have seen them, revisiting 50 vibrant years of good times and great despair, technological triumphs and natural disasters, and global villains and national heroes.

From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization technology, we present these formative decades as few have seen them, revisiting 50 vibrant years of good times and great despair, technological triumphs and natural disasters, and global villains and national heroes.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The 1920s

The 1920s was a decade of unprecedented change for America. Soldiers returned from war. Well-paid jobs were plentiful. W

EP 2

The 1930s

During the turbulent 1930s the stock market crash sent the United States into a tailspin of violence and disorder. As on

EP 3

The 1940s

It was an American era defined by a world war that united a nation and triggered an economic boom, but also unleashed fe

EP 4

The 1950s

It's a decade many consider to be America's glory years, despite fearful conflicts at home and abroad. Join us as we rev

EP 5

The 1960s

The 1960s in the United States is a decade that played out on national television, decided a presidency, divided a natio

EP 1

The Wild West

At the dawn of the 20th century, America west of the Mississippi was wild and untamed, featuring formidable landscapes a

EP 2

Titans of Industry

America is still a rural nation in 1910. Most homes don't have electricity, and less than one percent of the population

EP 3

Organized Crime

It's the 1920s. America is on the rise, and so is a dark underworld run by a new kind of criminal, one that is organized

EP 4

Playtime

At the start of the 20th century, Americans find themselves with more time and money on their hands. Coney Island launch

EP 5

American Royalty

American royalty: a potent combination of popularity, glamour, money, and power. In the early 20th century, the Rockefel

EP 6

Hollywood's Golden Age

The movie industry was born in West Orange, NJ in 1893 by Thomas Edison. Within thirty years, Hollywood grew into Americ

EP 1

Coming to America

From Einstein-mania to Sicilian pizza, see how immigrants changed America’s identity, culture, and tastes.

EP 2

Disasters

See how the worst American disasters of the 1900s led to new innovations and mitigations against future calamities.

EP 3

Alaska

At the dawn of the 20th century, most Americans think of Alaska as an icy unpopulated wilderness, but one event will cha

EP 4

Made in the USA

EP 5

Crimes of the Century

EP 6

Small Town Life

Popular Cast

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Self - Narrator (voice)