Ken Burns premieres three‑part Henry David Thoreau documentary on PBS

Ken Burns premiered a three part documentary on Henry David Thoreau on PBS and the PBS app. The series traces Thoreau's life, his writings such as Walden, and his influence on civil disobedience and nature writing. Don Henley served as an executive producer, and Ted Danson provides the voice of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The film matters because Thoreau's ideas on environmentalism and protest remain central to current political and climate debates.