Billy Bob Thornton Examines Mayflower Voyage in Fox Nation Documentary Series
Billy Bob Thornton will host and executive produce a three-part docudrama about the Mayflower voyage, set to stream on Fox Nation from 23 November. The series examines an episode that helped shape the origins of the United States and is scheduled to arrive shortly before Thanksgiving.
It will cover the Pilgrims’ Atlantic crossing, their alliance with the Wampanoag people and conflicts that contributed to the colonies developing an American identity. The production consulted historians and other sources, including experts at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, where some scenes were filmed, and historian Nathaniel Philbrick, author of *Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War*.
In short
- Billy Bob Thornton will host a three-part Mayflower docudrama.
- The series streams on Fox Nation from 23 November.
- Historians and museum experts advised the production.
Explained simply
The Mayflower was the ship that brought English settlers known as the Pilgrims across the Atlantic in 1620. They established a settlement at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts, where they faced difficult conditions and relied in part on relationships with the Wampanoag, the Indigenous people of the region.
The settlers’ ties with the Wampanoag included cooperation as well as conflict, and the colonies that followed developed their own political and cultural identities. These events are often discussed as part of the early history of the United States, though they took place long before the country was founded.
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