American Masters: Season 21
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of American Masters Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
Novel Reflections on the American Dream
Apr 4, 2007 · 90 min
Contemporary scholars and novelists give fresh perspectives on some of the great American written works of the 20th century.
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Apr 11, 2007 · 90 min
How Ahmet Ertegun built a recording industry empire in the decades after World War II.
Les Paul: Chasing Sound
Jul 11, 2007 · 90 min
The musical career and startling technical innovations of a 20th century guitar and sound recording master.
David Hockney: The Colors of Music
Jul 18, 2007 · 90 min
The story of an internationally renowned production and set designer for the greatest opera houses in the world, a music lover who is going deaf.
John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature
Jul 25, 2007 · 90 min
A documentary on the wildlife art of an early American naturalist who achieved long-lasting acclaim.
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Sep 12, 2007 · 90 min
The musical career of one of America's most enduring popular singers.
Orozco: Man of Fire
Sep 19, 2007 · 90 min
A portrait of the dramatic work of a Mexican-born muralist and artist, Jose Clemente Orozco, as he made his mark on the United States.
Good Ol' Charles Schulz
Oct 29, 2007 · 90 min
The motivations behind the man who created one of America's most beloved comic strips.
Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character
Nov 5, 2007 · 90 min
The career of funny woman Carol Burnett, from Broadway to television stardom.