Is the TV show The West available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we’ll help you follow the trail. The West (sometimes presented as Ken Burns Presents: The West), directed by Stephen Ives with Ken Burns as executive producer, is a sweeping 1996 PBS documentary that retraces the American frontier — from wagon trains and homesteads to the plains, buffalo, and the often painful encounters between settlers and Native nations. The series earned critical acclaim and picked up notable awards and nominations for its storytelling and scholarship. In this article we check whether The West is grazing on Netflix or stabled on Disney+, Prime Video, or AppleTV+. Whether you’re after a full rewatch of its pioneer sagas or a one-off episode on a particular battle or trail, we’ll point you straight to the platforms where the series is currently available.

Synopsis

The West, this documentary explores the history of the American Old West. Directed by Stephen Ives with Ken Burns serving as executive producer, it premiered on PBS in September 1996.

Release date

1996

Seasons / Episodes

1s / 9ep

Total duration

12h 0min

Rating

Country

États-Unis

Genre(s)

Documentaire, Histoire, Guerre

Cast

Peter Coyote N. Scott Momaday Murphy Guyer John Trudell Eli Wallach Arthur Miller John Lithgow