"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.

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 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.

The actor, who grew up in South Dakota but has spent much of his life working out of Bozeman, is playing the titular Hunkpapa Lakota leader in “Sitting Bull,” the History Channel’s two-part ...

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 ...

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 brand new history documentary Sitting Bull premieres on the History Channel Tuesday, May 27 at 9/8c. The first part of the documentary premieres May 27 and the second part will follow ...

The life of an iconic American figure is explored in a two-night Sitting Bull documentary. Narrated by Mo Brings Plenty (Yellowstone), the docuseries, premiering May 27 and 28 on History Channel ...