Stephen Sadis
Director
The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway (2022)
Miniseries
A 4-part documentary series capturing the compelling story of James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway.
Released Sept. 30, 2022
Episode 245 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.montana, tmdb.oregon-usa, tmdb.seattle-washington, tmdb.north-dakota, tmdb.railroad + 7 more, tmdb.washington-state, tmdb.western-usa, tmdb.western-expansion, tmdb.railroad-construction, tmdb.glacier-national-park, tmdb.spokane-washington, tmdb.bend-oregon
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Sadis Filmworks, Great Northern Films
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode One
Seventeen-year-old Canadian immigrant James J. Hill arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Working song the waterfront, he immerses himself in the Mississippi River trade and, within ten years, starts his first business. An opportunity strikes when the St. Paul and Pacific Railway goes bankrupt for the third time. Hill convinces a group of associates to make a play for the railroad.
Sept. 30, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - Episode Two
Hill takes the biggest gamble of his career. He decides to build west, despite existing transcontinental lines to the north and south. To get there, he must cross two mountain ranges, lay hundreds of miles of track, and convince Congress to gain access to Indian territory.
Oct. 7, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - Episode Three
Hill faces striking workers and American Railway Union President Eugene Debs. Hill recruits JP Morgan to add the Northern Pacific to his empire. A fight for control of the Northern Pacific pits Hill against railroad tycoon E. H. Harriman in an epic stock battle that sends Wall Street into a tailspin. A young President, Theodore Roosevelt, seeks to curtail Hill's power.
Oct. 14, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - Episode Four
Hill turn Seattle into an international port by opening up trade with Asia. Encouraged by Great Northern agents, immigrants from Europe, settle in Montana and North Dakota. Hill expands into Oregon, facing Harriman once again in "The Last of the Great Railroad Wars." Hill's son, Louis, takes the reins of the Great Northern and develops Glacier National Park. Hill backs environmental conservation and secures a loan to the Allies during World War I.
Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 245 min.
Season Runtime: 245 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 2022
Last Air Date: Oct. 21, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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