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Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

★ 6.5/10•2022•B•Documentary
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Inspiration, power, greed, scandal – a story that was made for the movies. The gripping drama of how Hollywood was built.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 16, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Battling the TrustE151m

Battling the Trust

At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures; but as he starts to build an industry, he comes up against a powerful cartel headed by Thomas Edison.

Aug 16, 2022

Episode 2 - Escape from New YorkE250m

Escape from New York

Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a promising young actress named Mary Pickford.

Aug 16, 2022

Episode 3 - Rise of the StudiosE350m

Rise of the Studios

To outdo his rivals, Laemmle builds a massive film factory in Hollywood called Universal City.

Aug 16, 2022

Episode 4 - Sin CityE451m

Sin City

As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars. Now titans like Paramount’s Zukor are forced to pay huge contracts to top actors to keep them happy.

Aug 23, 2022

Episode 5 - The TalkiesE551m

The Talkies

By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound.

Aug 30, 2022

Episode 6 - Fall of the MogulsE650m

Fall of the Moguls

The Warners' film 'The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that 'talkies' are here to stay. And every other titan has to spend millions to convert their studios over to sound.

Sep 6, 2022

Actors

James M. Reilly

James M. Reilly

Adolph Zukor

Christina Leonardi

Christina Leonardi

Mary Pickford

David Davino

David Davino

Carl Laemmle

Grant Masters

Grant Masters

Narrator Adolph Zukor

Eric Rolland

William Fox

Sonia Satra

Eve Leo Fox

Kyle Minshew

Kyle Minshew

Jeremiah Kennedy

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