How We Got Here: At a glance
Every row in full, one after another
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2015–now · Documentary · English5 h to binge
Time to watch it all
5 h
12 episodes, about 25 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
2015
January 6, 2015
Still running
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Content
Strong language, violenceYes
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
Starring
StarringJoey Pepin, Johnny Bolton, Kyle Thomas Schmidt
50 people
Joey PepinHimself - Narrator (voice)12 episodes
Peter KarrInterrogator2 episodes
Johnny BoltonThomas Edison1 episode
Kyle Thomas SchmidtWernher Von Braun1 episode
Brandon DentonAmerican soldier1 episode- CECody EdisonScientist1 episode
Andy NeuenschwanderMagnus von Braun1 episode
Andrew ChristoferHenry Ford1 episode
Peter ProutyAlexander Dow1 episode
Robbie AllenSheldon1 episode
Scott BaxterWilliam Randolph Hearst1 episode
Darren ReulGeorge Hearst1 episode- MHMichael HamptonSamuel Colt1 episode
Brendan McCaySam Walker1 episode- JMJosh McClurgTexas Ranger1 episode
- JSJoe SacksTexas Ranger1 episode
- ATAaron Ten BearsComanche Indian1 episode
- RTRyan TremperTexas Ranger1 episode
- JFJosh Fapp49er1 episode
- BHBenjamin Horatio GarvisJacob Davis1 episode
- CGCraig GreerBandit1 episode
Jeff WordenLevi Strauss1 episode- RBRyan Baumann1 episode
- WCWilliam Cash1 episode
Made by
Everyone behind the cameraLori Elberg (editing)·30 people in 7 departments
Directing · 1
- Lane Stroud Director, Camera Operator
Production · 9
- Dylan Weiss Executive Producer
- Jacinda A. Davis Producer
- Amy Uratsu Producer
- Stephen Schauer Producer
- Terren Lin Consulting Producer
- Nicholas Shaffer Production Assistant, Transcriptions
Editing · 5
- Lori Elberg Editor
- Trevor Lawler Editor
- Jared Dyer Editor
- Lauren Aptekar Assistant Editor
- Esteban Torres-Flores Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Tom Maydeck Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Elwira Miezal Props
- Steve Waite Graphic Designer
- James Thayer Creative Director
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Saida Staudenmaier Makeup & Hair
Other crew · 10
- Peter Karr Compositor, Music
- R.L. Hansen Researcher, Transcriptions
- Stephen Harrison Cinematography
- Melanie Cunningham Researcher
- Hope Rehak Researcher
- Jing Marshall Assistant Camera
