Season 1

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  7.6/1023 votes

  Battling the Trust

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/16/2022

  At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures; but as he starts to build an industry, he comes up against a powerful cartel headed by Thomas Edison.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1020 votes

  Escape from New York

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2022

  Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a promising young actress named Mary Pickford.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.9/1017 votes

  Rise of the Studios

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/16/2022

  To outdo his rivals, Laemmle builds a massive film factory in Hollywood called Universal City.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.5/1014 votes

  Sin City

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/23/2022

  As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars. Now titans like Paramount’s Zukor are forced to pay huge contracts to top actors to keep them happy.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1013 votes

  The Talkies

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/30/2022

  By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1012 votes

  Fall of the Moguls

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/2022

  The Warners' film 'The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that 'talkies' are here to stay. And every other titan has to spend millions to convert their studios over to sound.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown