PBS International Readies Factual Slate for MIPCOM

The American Buffalo, a new four-hour series from Ken Burns, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history to trace the journey of the buffalo and its significance to the Indigenous people.

Ringing in as a top highlight from PBS International, the series “is not only the story of America’s national mammal but the story of its near-catastrophic extinction and how it was saved from this fate,” said Joe Barrett, VP of global sales.

Burns added that the title “is a morality tale encompassing two historically significant lessons that resonate today: how humans can damage the natural world and also how we can work together to make choices to preserve the environment around us.”

Season two of Native America illuminates contemporary Indian Country in this Native directed series. It follows the Native American artists, engineers and leaders drawing upon deep traditions to build a better 21st century.

Epic Train Journeys from Above follows some of the world’s railway journeys from above and on the ground in six parts. Additional titles include Inside China’s Tech Boom and The War on Disco. 

Baby Animals: The Top 10 and The Platypus Guardian are some of the company’s natural history titles.

More highlights from the company include Concorde: The Untold Story, uncovering what happened in the lethal Cold War race for aerial supremacy, and Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, chronicling the billionaire’s often fraught relationship with the social media platform he acquired.

“PBS International is proud to offer factual films that bring contemporary relevancy to the local, global and historical stories we tell,” added Barrett.