description Amerika (1987) Overview
Amerika is a 1987 American television miniseries broadcast by ABC. It presents an alternate-history scenario in which the United States has been defeated and placed under Soviet control, then follows political and personal conflicts among Americans living under the new order. Its controversial Cold War premise and approximately 14-hour runtime made it an unusually large and politically charged production for network television of its period.
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What is Amerika from 1987 about?
Amerika is a 1987 American television miniseries broadcast by ABC. It imagines that the United States has been defeated and placed under Soviet control, then follows political and personal conflicts under the new order.
Is Amerika a documentary about the Cold War?
No. It is an alternate-history drama presented as a television miniseries. Its premise asks what life and politics might look like after a Soviet victory over the United States.
What kind of story does Amerika tell?
The miniseries combines political conflict with personal stories among Americans living under occupation. The alternate setting gives its domestic relationships and power struggles a Cold War political frame.
Which network broadcast Amerika?
ABC broadcast Amerika in 1987. It was made as a television miniseries rather than as a theatrical film.
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