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The HISTORY® Channel’s new, twelve-part nonfiction series “I Was There” is executive produced by ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos and hosted by Theo E.J. Wilson, the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman. Premiering across two nights on Sunday, February 20 and Monday, February 21 at 10:30PM ET/PT, the series offers an immersive trip back in time, placing Wilson at the center of some of history’s biggest events, to deconstruct how they truly unfolded. It features surprising perspectives on how a map, a dance, and fateful timing were factors in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and how cost-cutting, weather, and a spark created one of history’s worst aircraft catastrophes – the Hindenburg disaster. Each episode highlights a different moment in history. Inspired by his passion for history, Wilson is a fly on the wall as he breaks down the barrier between the audience and the action to revisit a series of critical historical events, disasters, triumphs and true stories to learn unexpected facts in an engaging, fast-moving, and often unpredictable way.
Original Release
02/20/2022 on HIST
US Release
02/20/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Theo Wilson | Self - Host |
Gage Kemp | Background |
Yohuru Williams | Self - History Professor, University of St, Thomas |
Greg Kestin | Self - Historian, Theoretical Physicist, Harvard University |
Gabriel Murphy | German 3 / Massacre Victim 6 |
David Yeomans | Self - Chief Meterologist, KXAN TV |
Mike Guardia | Self - Historian |
Daniel Pi | Self - Professor, Univeristy of Maine, School of Law |
Terry Anne Scott | Self - Director of African American Studies, Hood College |
Nic Roberts | Townsperson |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Hindenberg Disaster | Sunday, 20 February 2022 |
2 | Johnstown: America's Deadliest Flood | Monday, 21 February 2022 |
3 | Chernobyl Disaster | Monday, 28 February 2022 |
4 | Salem Witch Trials | Monday, 07 March 2022 |
5 | The Death of Jesse James | Monday, 14 March 2022 |
6 | Killer in the White City | Monday, 21 March 2022 |
7 | Lincoln's Assassination | Monday, 28 March 2022 |
8 | Challenger Disaster | Monday, 11 April 2022 |
9 | Bloody Sunday | Monday, 18 April 2022 |
10 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Monday, 25 April 2022 |
11 | Oklahoma City Bombing | Monday, 02 May 2022 |
12 | Battle of Stalingrad | Monday, 09 May 2022 |
Directors
Ben Krueger, Maya Washington, Cari Merryman, Jon Steinhorst, Todd Cobery
Cast
Name | Character |
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Theo Wilson | Self - Host |
Gage Kemp | Background |
Yohuru Williams | Self - History Professor, University of St, Thomas |
Greg Kestin | Self - Historian, Theoretical Physicist, Harvard University |
Gabriel Murphy | German 3 / Massacre Victim 6 |
David Yeomans | Self - Chief Meterologist, KXAN TV |
Mike Guardia | Self - Historian |
Daniel Pi | Self - Professor, Univeristy of Maine, School of Law |
Terry Anne Scott | Self - Director of African American Studies, Hood College |
Nic Roberts | Townsperson |
Steve Mallers | Fairgoer / NASA Scientist |
Cecilia Fawcett | Abigail |
Cody Carlson | Union Soldier Three / Russian Soldier / Alabama State Trooper 4 |
Andy Frye | Samuel Parris |
Ben Tallen | Reactor 4 Control Room Engineer 1 / Massacre Victim 2 |
Aric McKeown | Militiaman Two |
Ninchai Nok-Chiclana | Tituba |
Lauren Rosemurgy | Russian Peasant 2 |
Joseph Papki | Boris |
Cam Pederson | Bushwacker One |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Maria Awes | Executive Producer |
George Stephanopoulos | Executive Producer |
Andy Awes | Executive Producer |
Kate Kratoska | Producer |
Todd Cobery | Producer |
Ben Krueger | Producer |
Emily Burton | Producer |
Pami Shamir | Producer |
Stephen L. Garrett | Producer |
Leah Claire Borrie | Producer |
Jon Steinhorst | Producer |
Peter Marks | Producer |
Zak Hanson | Producer |
Rob Goldberg | Producer |