United Shades of America
series currently in production
Returning Series
Documentary
Seasons | 7
Episodes | 54
avg.Runtime | 45 min
First EP | 2016-04-24
Last EP | 2022-08-21
Overview
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Follow comedian and political gadfly W. Kamau Bell as he explores the far corners of our country and its various groups and subcultures.
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Produced by
All3Media America
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2016-04-24
1
Meeting the KKK
2016-04-24
In the premiere episode, W. Kamau Bell arranges a special meeting with the Ku-Klux-Klan.
2
Behind These Walls
2016-05-01
Kamau Bell heads to the infamous San Quentin State Prison to meet the men who've spent a lifetime behind bars, hear their stories and discover who they have become.
3
Latino, U.S.A.
2016-05-08
Kamau Bell heads to East Los Angeles to meet with Latinos fighting to live the American Dream while facing prejudice and intolerance.
4
Protect and Serve?
2016-05-15
Kamau Bell heads to Camden, N.J. to check out a new community policing program helping to improve the relationship between citizens and police.
5
Off the Grid
2016-05-22
Kamau Bell experiences life off the grid in North Carolina and Tennessee.
6
Is It Cool to Be Hip?
2016-05-29
Comedian W. Kamau Bell visits Portland, Oregon, to talk to old and new residents and finds a growing social divide involving hipsters and gentrification.
7
The Last Frontier
2016-06-05
Kamau Bell heads to Barrow, Alaska, to observe how a person lives above the Arctic Circle and learns about the Inuit customs and traditions the natives are trying to preserve.
8
The Fountain of Youth
2016-06-12
Kamau Bell heads to Daytona Beach to see how spring breakers and retirees are getting the most out of life.
CAST
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney