The Seventies

Original Programming

Nominated, Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Nominated, International Documentary Association, Best Episodic Series

Following the success of The Sixties, the Herzog & Co. Original Programming Division partnered with Playtone and CNN to create the eight-part The Seventies, examining the events that shaped a decade that had a profound impact on America. Through the use of raw and rarely-seen archival footage, as well as interviews with journalists, historians, musicians, and television artists who were eyewitnesses to history, The Seventies paints a vivid portrait of a period of lasting consequence.

Episode 1: Television Gets Real
Episode 2: The US vs. Nixon
Episode 3: Peace with Honor
Episode 4: Crimes & Cults
Episode 5: The State of the Union is Not Good
Episode 6: Battle of the Sexes
Episode 7: Terror at Home and Abroad
Episode 8: What’s Goin’ On