The distribution arm of PBS will launch a new documentary-focused, prime video channel, PBS Documentaries, on August 4.
For 50 years, PBS has been America’s trusted home for documentaries. The PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel will be another way for viewers to access PBS content outside the PBS video app. The new channel will include a robust library of critically acclaimed, thought-provoking programs including the entire Ken Burns collection as well as films from “Nova,” “Frontline,” “American Masters,” “Nature,” “American Experience,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” and many independent producers. Subscribers will be able to explore various topics or take an in-depth look at the people, traditions and events that mold our world—all carefully curated for “viewers like you” by PBS.
At launch, the channel will feature nearly 1,000 hours of award-winning programming for subscribers to enjoy, including Burns’ landmark series The Civil War and Country Music, Stanley Nelson’s The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, and Academy Award-nominated films like For Sama, from “Frontline,” and Last Days in Vietnam, from “American Experience.”
The subscription rate for the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel will be $3.99 per month with an Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription via Prime Video Channels. The channel will be available only in the US.
The entire Ken Burns collection will also be available via PBS Passport, a member benefit available within the PBS Video App that gives viewers extended access to high-quality content. The PBS Passport library is also full of public television’s acclaimed drama, arts, science, history and lifestyle programs.
With over 330 member stations, PBS offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches over 120 million people through television and 26 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front-row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’ broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade also turn to it for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life.
PBS programming is available for streaming concurrent with broadcast on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video App, available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV and Chromecast. PBS station members can view an extended library of content including series, documentaries and specials via PBS Passport.
