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TV series

American Masters

1986 · TV-14 · 41 seasons · 316 episodes

Created by Susan Lacy

7.1

TMDB audience score
26 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

About 474h to watch every episode. An estimate: 316 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 90 minutes.

TMDB lists the next episode for Nov 24, 2026.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • PBS
  • Thirteen
  • WETA+

Free

  • PBS
  • WETA+

Free with ads

  • KQED

All options on TMDB

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Trailer

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Main cast

  • Hillary Clinton
    Self
    3 episodes

  • Mike Nichols
    Self
    3 episodes

  • Gloria Steinem
    Self
    2 episodes

  • Steve Martin
    Self - Interviewee
    2 episodes

  • Scarlett Johansson
    Self
    1 episode

  • Goran Višnjić
    Robert Capa (voice)
    1 episode

  • Patsy Cline
    Self (archive footage)
    1 episode

  • Maya Angelou
    Self
    1 episode

  • Sidney Lumet
    Self
    1 episode

  • Oprah Winfrey
    Self
    1 episode

  • Common
    Self
    1 episode

  • Bill Clinton
    Self
    1 episode

  • Jane Alexander
    Narrator
    1 episode

  • Graeme Malcom
    John Muir (voice)
    1 episode

  • Denis O'Hare
    Edgar Allan Poe
    1 episode

  • Kathleen Turner
    Narrator (voice)
    1 episode

  • Peter Falk
    Self
    1 episode

  • Billie Jean King
    Self
    1 episode

Seasons