Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

2026 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 1.0 Documentary

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Who Are We?

Henry David Thoreau’s early life unfolds as a changing nation struggles to live up to its ideals, while industry threa

EP 2

Being Alive

Living at his cabin at Walden Pond, Thoreau finds solace in "wild" nature and pours himself into his journal, laying the

EP 3

Several More Lives to Live

After completing his two-year experiment at Walden Pond, Thoreau returns to society to test what he has learned about li

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George Clooney
George Clooney
Self – Narrator (voice)
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Henry David Thoreau (voice)
Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Various Characters (voice)