Hostage launching November 1st on PBS Masterpiece
Craft in America Season 14 launching November 12th on PBS Living
Carl the Collector Vol 1-3 launching November 14th on PBS KIDS
Leonardo da Vinci A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon launching November 18th on PBS Documentaries
Welcome to PBS Distribution’s monthly newsletter, where you will get the latest information on the titles streaming across its Prime Video Channels: PBS Masterpiece, PBS KIDS, PBS Documentaries, and PBS Living. Each month, we inform you of what is launching, returning, and available to binge on each of these Prime Video Channels.
Autumn is in full swing and we’ve got the perfect content to binge all month long! This November, new series, along with new episodes of your favorite shows, will be launching across our four Prime Video Channels! Get ready for some suspense with the premiere of Hostage on PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel on November 1st! Get crafty with Craft in America Season 14 on PBS Living Prime Video Channel November 12th. Premiering the first three volumes full of fun is the new PBS KIDS series Carl the Collector Vol 1-3, launching on November 14th on the PBS KIDS Prime Video Channel! Lastly, brush up on your history with Leonardo Da Vinci A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon launching on November 18th on PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.
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See below for what is coming to the PBS Prime Video Channels this November. For any screener requests, please contact pbsd@mprm.com. Enjoy!
Hostage, Season 1
(Launching November 1st)
Series
A Nordic Airlines flight from Stockholm to San Francisco is hijacked by remote control and Fredrika Bergman must identify the hijackers before the plane is downed. As a conspiracy unfolds, Fredrika begins to suspect the truth is closer than it appears in this tense study of people imprisoned by their pasts. From Walter Presents, in Swedish with English subtitles.
Additional titles launching this month – All Heart Season 3 (November 8th), Syndrome E (November 15th), Helsinki Crimes (November 22nd), Family Justice (November 22), Morten (November 29th)
Wild Kratts Vol 23
(Launching November 4th)
Series
Join Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt and their team aboard the Tortuga for laugh-out-loud animated adventures as they travel the world visiting wild animals in their natural habitats! In each episode, the team uncovers a threat to an animals’ survival and must use what they’ve learned about scientific concepts and the creatures’ unique adaptations to help them save the day.
Carl the Collector Vol 1-3
(Launching November 14th)
Series
Meet Carl, a warm-hearted young autistic raccoon, who loves to collect things! Carl and his friends live in Fuzzytown, where they play and explore together, discovering what makes each of them unique and learning there is no right or wrong way to be themselves. For kids 4 to 7, Carl the Collector features neurotypical and neurodivergent characters and explores self-discovery and community.
Additional new titles launching this month – Molly of Denali Volume 17 (November 4th), Elinor Wonders Why Volume 11 (November 11th)
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
(Launching November 12th)
Series
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government.
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon
(Launching November 18th)
Series
LEONARDO da VINCI is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.
Additional new titles launching this month – FDR (November 1st), Playing Like a Girl: The House that Rob Built(November 1st), San s Wildest City (November 6th), The Civil War’s Lost Massacre (November 11th), Field of Vampires (November 11th), Lost Treasure of Angkor (November 13th), Lions of the Skeleton Coast (November 13th), Building Stuff (November 13th), Attenborough’s Life Journey (November 20th), The Herculaneum Scrolls (November 25th), Returning to Babylon (November 25th), Mozart’s Sister (November 25th)
Craft in America Season 14
(Launching November 12th)
Series
Craft in America explores America’s creative spirit through the language and traditions of the handmade. The Peabody Award-winning and Emmy® Award-nominated documentary series returns with two new episodes. “Collectors” reveals the relationship between craft collectors and the artists they support. “Science” investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences.
Additional new titles launching this month – Hope in the Water (November 1st), Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers (November 26th), Mexico Made With Love (November 29th), Italy Made with Love (November 29th), Italy Made with Love: Generations (November 29th), Ireland Made With Love (November 29th), England Made With Love (November 29th)
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