The GBH-produced history documentary series American Experience will be returning in 2027 to PBS with two limited-series documentaries, as well as the two groundbreaking films from award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson.

The show's new broadcast and digital lineup kicks off with Lindbergh, a three-part documentary series premiering in May 2027. Documentarian Ken Burns will be the executive producer of Lindbergh, reuniting with acclaimed director/writer Stephen Ives to reappraise the polarizing aviator’s legacy on the 100th anniversary of his first flight. Lindbergh’s turbulent, controversial life is a window into an America hurtling into modernity, captivated by technology, celebrity, and hero worship.

In the fall of 2027, American Experience will premiere a four-part series The Bureau: A Secret History of the FBI, directed by Sharon Grimberg and Sarah Colt, charting the rise, weaponization, and survival of the nation's most powerful law enforcement agency. Also in development is a series on the Great Depression.

In the winter 2027, Stanley Nelson’s Emmy-Award winning Freedom Riders, which premiered in 2011, and Freedom Summer, which originally aired in 2014 will return to television.

Both films marked the 50th anniversaries of pivotal moments in the civil rights movement, as told through the voices and experiences of student volunteers and local citizens.