Tom Hanks’ Surprise 5-Part Netflix Series Is Quietly Becoming 2026’s Most Important TV Event

Netflix could have marked America’s 250th anniversary with a straightforward documentary celebrating the nation’s founding; instead, it opted for something much more ambitious. Co-produced by Tom Hanks, The American Experiment examines the American Revolutionary War and the founding of the Constitution as a kick-off to a larger conversation about democracy, compromise, division, and the validity of an idea that the nation is based upon.