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GBH in Boston announced Tuesday that it will lay off 13 employees who work on the history documentary series American Experience and will pause production of new broadcast episodes.

It will premiere in spring 2026. PBS will bring back several American Experience: Presidential Profiles, examining the history of the American presidency, in addition to several original films.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE premiered in 1998 and has produced nearly 400 episodes about moments in our country’s history. Ken Burns has produced dozens of documentary series proudly distributed by PBS.