European emigrants, forgotten stories poster

Basic Info

First Air: November 08, 2025

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Between two worlds (1848-1933)

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2025-11-08

Runtime: 55 min

From 1618 to 1933, religious persecution, wars and poverty pushed millions of inhabitants of the Rhine and German-speaking regions into exile throughout the world. Last part: from the middle of the 19th century, migrations of German speakers became massive and participated in the conquest of the American West.

European emigrants, forgotten stories

2025 1 seasons 3 episodes

Overview

This is the story of one of the greatest European migrations. That of people fleeing poverty or persecution and hoping for a better life. They will descend the rivers of the Rhine and the Danube, from the 17th century until the aftermath of the First World War, and will populate countries in America, Eastern Europe, Russia and the African continent.