Are There Any Ken Burns Documentaries On Netflix? – Celebrity
Jessica Burns
Updated on January 18, 2026
However, over the past year, we’ve seen numerous collections of PBS documentaries leave Netflix (although have been replaced but on the whole, more has left than arrived). Ken Burns library of titles removed in February 2020 – 4 series in total (another left later in the year)
Ken Burns library of titles removed in February 2020 – 4 series in total (another left later in the year) BBC Earth / PBS documentary co-productions were removed back in March 2020 – 14 titles in total. NOVA Season 45 was removed in July 2020 but Netflix has failed to pick up season 46 – 20 titles in total.
If Ken Burns is attached to a project, you know the documentary you’re about to watch on is going to be well-researched, use a great deal of archival footage, and feature some surprisingly delightful musical choices. So far, Burns’s documentaries have been nominated for two Academy Awards and won two Emmys.
Netflix does still house a number of PBS documentaries including most recently they picked up “College Behind Bars” by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It also holds PBS’s American Experience – Woodstock. Beyond those, PBS documentaries have all but vanished from Netflix.
What are Ken Burns’s documentaries?
Once these four leave, there will still be several of Ken Burns documentaries remaining. These include: Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War – “This film documents the story of minister Waitstill Sharp and his wife, Martha, who risked everything to save thousands of refugees fleeing the Nazis.”.
Ken Burns PBS Documentaries Leaving Netflix in February 2020. Netflix is set to lose some of the best documentaries produced in history. Four of Ken Burns’s famous PBS documentaries are set to leave Netflix in the United States in February 2020. Ken Burns, for those who don’t know already, is a master documentary maker who has stuck with PBS …
The Civil War – This documentary series is groundbreaking that looks back to the mid-1800s and looks at the key moments of the American civil war. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – Series that released in 2014 that profiles members of the Roosevelt family including Theodor, Franklin, and Eleanor. Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick …
Expiry date showing on The War on Netflix. You can see more of what’s scheduled to be removed from Netflix in February 2020 in our ongoing list here. It’s been a tough few months for documentary lovers particularly in the US as Netflix recently saw the removal of the entire BBC Earth library.
Ken Burns, for those who don’t know already, is a master documentary maker who has stuck with PBS over the years and produced a huge amount of documentaries over the years. He’s been an influential filmmaker with over 35 producer and directing credits to his name and countless awards including two Oscar nominations.
These four series mentioned are set to leave Netflix in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and multiple other regions on February 22nd, 2020.
What was the first Ken Burns documentary?
When it first aired on PBS in 1990, the first broadcast of this nine-part series was the most-watched program to ever air on PBS. The Civil War has been awards over 40 major television and film awards.
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However, as often happens with streaming services and title contracts, several of these docu-series left Netflix in July of 2016. According to Netflix Update, Prohibition, The Civil War, The War, and The West all left Netflix during that time.
