Civilisations (2018)

★ 6.6 1h 0m 1 Seasons 18 votes IMDb
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The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.

Civilisations

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Cast

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber as Narrator Age 58 · San Francisco, California, USA Isaac Liev Schreiber (/ˈliːɛv ˈʃraɪbər/ LEE-ev SHRY-bər; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award and nominations for nine Primetime Emmy...
Simon Schama
Simon Schama as self Age 81 · London, England, UK Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of h...
Jamal J. Elias
Jamal J. Elias as self Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Jamal J. Elias is a scholar and professor of Religious Studies who currently serves as the Special Advisor to the Provost of Aga Khan University. He has written and lectured widely on the Qur'an, Sufi...
Cast Liev Schreiber, Simon Schama, Jamal J. Elias

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Now playing: Season 1, Episode 7

Audience Reviews

TriceratopsAU 1/10 Jan 14, 2026
My goodness, what an absurd attempt at a documentary. Tedious and full of factual errors. I can't believe I actually used to respect Simon Schama. Bizarre that he participated in this ridiculous nonsense for the BBC. Alas, yet another person who has bent the knee.

If anyone would like to watch a much superior documentary about art and it's effects on the Western world I recommend the original version of this series, Civilisation (1969). It's hosted by Kenneth Clark, a gentleman who would be aghast at seeing what the BBC has turned into.

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