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[02/09/18 - 09:00 AM]
History Premieres Docuseries "Frontiersmen" from Executive Producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson on March 7 at 9PM ET/PT
"The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen" spans a formative period of history featuring the first 75 volatile years of the United States.

[03/16/17 - 09:01 AM]
History(R) Boosts Commitment to Premium Documentary Programming Greenlighting 100+ Original Hours to Premiere in 2017
The increased investment in documentary programming is a complement to the network's ongoing non-fiction and scripted series strategy.

[11/14/16 - 06:16 AM]
History Greenlights "Frontiersmen" from Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio of Appian Way Productions and Stephen David Entertainment
The eight-hour documentary series will follow the stories of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis & Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they set forth across untamed land.







MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA, THE: FRONTIERSMEN (HISTORY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
3/7/18 - 3/28/18
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2017-2018 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from History's press release, November 2016) HISTORY greenlights "Frontiersmen," from Appian Way Productions and Stephen David Entertainment. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson are on board as executive producers along with Stephen David, it was announced today by Paul Cabana, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, HISTORY. The eight-hour documentary series will follow the stories of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis & Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they set forth across untamed land. "Frontiersmen" will span a formative period of American history - the first 75 years from the post-revolutionary war colonies through the California Gold Rush. The series will show how the frontier helped shape us from colonists into today's Americans. "During these years, America went from the opportunity of land to the land of opportunity and it was a bloody struggle throughout," said Cabana. "From Crockett to Boone, we'll tell the bold stories of these adventurous trailblazers who explored the uncharted wilderness and became the icons we know today."
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jennifer Davisson as EP
· Kristen Burns as EP (History)
· Leonardo DiCaprio as EP
· Mary Donahue as EP (History)
· Michael Hampton as EP
· Phillip Watson as EP
· Stephen David as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Appian Way Productions
· Stephen David Entertainment