Legends & Lies
(2015)Streaming Episode Guide
American Civil War
The Civil War: Brother vs. Brother
Episode 12 - 6-10-2018
The defeated South attempts to rewrite history by denying slavery was the root cause of the Civil War;
7.2/10
Haven't Seen
John Wilkes Booth: The Killing of Lincoln
Episode 11 - 6-03-2018
John Wilkes Booth assassinates President Abraham Lincoln, potentially reversing the South's Civil War loss with a single bullet;
8.6/10Haven't Seen
William Tecumseh Sherman: Total War
Episode 10 - 5-27-2018
Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta and marches to the sea; Abraham Lincoln's re-election; Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Virginia.
8/10Haven't Seen
Abraham Lincoln: The Campaign
Episode 9 - 5-20-2018
George McClellan poses a tough challenge to Abraham Lincoln's re-election; Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee clash on the battlefield;
8/10Haven't Seen
Jefferson Davis: The Black Flag
Episode 8 - 5-13-2018
A U.S. senator, war hero, and presidential aspirant who has much in common with Abraham Lincoln; Jefferson Davis answers the call to lead the Confederate States of America;
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Ulysses S. Grant: Intoxicated by War
Episode 7 - 5-06-2018
Once drummed out of the army for drinking, Ulysses S. Grant earns his place as the North's best general; the Union's first black regiment marches into battle;
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Gettysburg: The High Water Mark
Episode 6 - 4-29-2018
The North turns back the South's invasion; a heroic bayonet charge led by Maine's Joshua Chamberlain; the doomed Confederate charge led by Gen. George Pickett.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Stonewall Jackson: Friendly Fire
Episode 5 - 4-22-2018
A Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Va. comes at a high price; a Southern bullet accidentally mortally wounds Stonewall Jackson.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Frederick Douglass: The Dawn of a New Day
Episode 4 - 4-15-2018
Former slave Frederick Douglass pushes President Abraham Lincoln to free his people; Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, after the bloody Battle of Antietam.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
Robert E. Lee: Choosing Sides
Episode 3 - 4-08-2018
Robert E. Lee, who once turned down command of Northern forces, becomes the top Confederate general; Ulysses S. Grant scores Union victories in the West.
8/10Haven't Seen
Abraham Lincoln: The War Begins
Episode 2 - 4-01-2018
Abraham Lincoln becomes frustrated with his cautious commander, George McClellan, whose army gets routed at Manassas, Va.; Confederate Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson earns his nickname.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
John Brown: This Guilty Land
Episode 1 - 3-25-2018
Spotlighting radical abolitionist John Brown, as he raids Harper's Ferry, setting the scene for the Civil War.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Season 2
How Freedom Was Won
Episode 12 - 1-01-2017
The truths behind the events and people that comprise the legends of the American Revolution.
7.5/10Haven't Seen
America's First Christmas
Episode 11 - 12-18-2016
George Washington leads his men across the icy Delaware River into a bloody, barefoot march to Trenton and the brutal Hessian fighters who await them.
3.6/10Haven't Seen
Forgotten Heroes
Episode 10 - 12-11-2016
Black slaves join the Continental Army in the fight for independence.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr: Deadly Division
Episode 9 - 8-07-2016
The season finale chronicles the dawn of the 19th century under two-term President Thomas Jefferson and the duel between his vice president, Aaron Burr, and one of his chief rivals, Alexander Hamilton, in 1804.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
President George Washington: Forged In Conflict
Episode 8 - 7-31-2016
America is a sovereign nation after the Revolution but is beset by squabbling factions and financial debt. George Washington comes out of retirement and is elected president, and works to guarantee the rights for which he and his comrades fought so hard.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Francis Marion - American Guerrilla Fighter
Episode 7 - 7-24-2016
A profile of Francis Marion, a South Carolina militia officer, known for his guerrilla tactics that frustrated and tormented the occupying British army.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Benedict Arnold: American Traitor
Episode 6 - 7-17-2016
Benedict Arnold goes from a respected Continental Army general to America's most notorious traitor thanks to his plot to surrender West Point to the British and switch sides.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Thomas Jefferson - Independence Declared
Episode 5 - 7-10-2016
Thomas Jefferson becomes the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, which is used as a rallying cry by George Washington for his troops, during a desperate 1776 campaign to keep New York from falling into British hands.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
General George Washington: Commanding Revolution
Episode 4 - 7-03-2016
George Washington's exploits as commander of the Continental Army, including his first victory in Boston and subsequent defeat in New York, are examined.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Benjamin Franklin - Inventing America
Episode 3 - 6-26-2016
A profile of Benjamin Franklin includes his frequent trips to Europe; influence in the Second Continental Congress; and role in the American Revolution.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
John Adams: Ready For War
Episode 2 - 6-19-2016
Lawyer John Adams represents the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770; colonists protest the Tea Act of 1773; the American Revolution begins in April 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Sam Adams & Paul Revere: The Rebellion Begins
Episode 1 - 6-05-2016
When the oppressive hand of British rule begins to trample on colonial liberty, a secret group of rebels put their lives on the line to stand up to the crown. The “Sons of Liberty” get their start as smugglers who refuse to pay repressive taxes, but they soon evolve into an underground political force - fighting for American independence. Masterminds Paul Revere and Sam Adams lead the insurgent movement as their treasonous plans - punishable by death – secretly spread throughout the colonies. The simmering tensions erupt into chaos when a British customs agent murders an 11 year-old boy, triggering three days of riots and the infamous Boston Massacre. The American Revolution has begun.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
The Real West
Butch Cassidy: The Last Man Standing
Episode 10 - 6-14-2015
1h 0m
A profile of Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, a pair of notorious Old West outlaws, who were immortalized in the Oscar-nominated 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
Episode 9 - 6-07-2015
A profile of Bass Reeves (1838-1910), a former slave who became a deputy U.S. marshal and is thought to be the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.
8.4/10Haven't Seen
George Custer: A General's Reckoning
Episode 8 - 5-31-2015
A profile of George Armstrong Custer, a Civil War commander in the Union Army, who later died at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Billy the Kid: Escape Artist
Episode 7 - 5-17-2015
1h 0m
A profile of Billy the Kid, a New York City native who became an outlaw in the Old West in the 1870s.
7.1/10Haven't Seen
Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit
Episode 6 - 5-10-2015
A profile of Black Bart, a notorious stagecoach robber in the Old West.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Davy Crockett: Capitol Hillbilly
Episode 5 - 5-03-2015
A profile of Davy Crockett (1786-1836), a frontiersman, politician and folk hero, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Kit Carson: Duty Before Honor
Episode 4 - 4-26-2015
A profile of Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (1809-68) explores his reputation as a mountain man, wilderness guide and Army officer.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
James "Wild Bill" Hickok: Plains Justice
Episode 3 - 4-19-2015
A profile of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok features his reputation as a marksman and penchant for gambling.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Doc Holiday: Desperate Measures
Episode 2 - 4-12-2015
1h 0m
A profile of John Henry "Doc" Holliday includes the gunfight at the O.K. corral.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
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Butch Cassidy: The Last Man Standing
Episode 10 - 6-14-2015
1h 0m
A profile of Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, a pair of notorious Old West outlaws, who were immortalized in the Oscar-nominated 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
8.8/10Haven't Seen
John Adams: Ready For War
Episode 2 - 6-19-2016
Lawyer John Adams represents the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770; colonists protest the Tea Act of 1773; the American Revolution begins in April 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Thomas Jefferson - Independence Declared
Episode 5 - 7-10-2016
Thomas Jefferson becomes the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, which is used as a rallying cry by George Washington for his troops, during a desperate 1776 campaign to keep New York from falling into British hands.
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit
Episode 6 - 5-10-2015
A profile of Black Bart, a notorious stagecoach robber in the Old West.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Benjamin Franklin - Inventing America
Episode 3 - 6-26-2016
A profile of Benjamin Franklin includes his frequent trips to Europe; influence in the Second Continental Congress; and role in the American Revolution.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
