"The documentary fell short of its goal to educate, inform or provide a deeper understanding of an important man," columnist ...

One of the refreshing things about “Sitting Bull,” the History Channel’s two-night, four-hour documentary on the Sioux leader, is its attempt at some kind of balance amid the hosannas.

Sitting Bull Documentary: A new four-hour docuseries about Sitting Bull is coming to the History Channel, showing the true story of the Native American leader in a way that’s never been done before.

The Sitting Bull docuseries is a four-hour exploration of a Hunkpapa Lakota leader’s life story. It premieres on the History Channel on May 27, 2025, at 9 p.m.

The two-part Sitting Bull docuseries premieres on The History Channel on May 27 and May 28 at 9 p.m. ET. You can check out a trailer for the series now on the network’s YouTube channel.

In filming this, I really learned a lot about him as a person. I learned how incredibly smart and level-headed he was in an apocalyptic reality,” -- Michael Spears, Bozeman ...

The Lakota star is now portraying Sitting Bull. A two-part documentary is to air on the History Channel next week. Heidi Meili sat down to ask Spears and also the importance of this role.

Michael Spears, who began his career starring in Dances with Wolves as a child, is now playing the title role in the HISTORY Channel documentary Sitting Bull, the most personal role to date for ...

The History Channel’s upcoming two-part docuseries Sitting Bull traces the epic life of the legendary Lakota chief as he fights for his people’s freedom, unifies warring Native nations against ...