Billy Bob Thornton Examines Mayflower Voyage in Fox Nation Documentary Series — SkimNews
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- Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower will debut as a three-part series on Fox Nation on November 23, with Thornton serving as host and executive producer.
- Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower traces the Pilgrims’ Atlantic crossing, the alliance forged between English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that pushed British colonies toward an American identity.
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums provided historical experts consulted by the production, which filmed portions of the series there and also consulted Nathaniel Philbrick, author of "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War."
- Fox Nation president Lauren Petterson said the series offers a fresh perspective on the people, conflicts and events surrounding America’s beginnings; Philbrick said the voyage set in motion what became the United States.
- Terminal B, TV is producing the series alongside AIRtime Projects, with Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Tom Forman, David Metzler and Jordan Rosenblum as executive producers and John Ealer as showrunner and executive producer.
- Billy Bob Thornton joins Martin Scorsese, Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer among creatives who have done work for Fox Nation and currently stars in Paramount+’s "Landman."
Why it matters: For Fox Nation’s audience, the November 23 debut adds a three-part historical release just before Thanksgiving, with Billy Bob Thornton as host and executive producer. The project’s backing is concrete: Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ historians and Nathaniel Philbrick were consulted, and parts of the series were filmed at the museum.
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