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This Land

This Land

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This Land

2026- 2026

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

6.0(1 votes)

Returning Series

Documentary

Overview

Explore how the United States expanded from a fragile experiment along the Atlantic coast into a nation spanning an entire continent, revealing extraordinary sacrifices and untold personal accounts that dramatically reframe the story.

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October Films

CNN

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Creative team

Showrunner: Fred Hepburn
Matt Robins

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