Television

When George Washington was a young man in his early 20s, he went on an expedition into the American wilderness (basically the Ohio territory) with a small group. It was a harrowing trip with several disasters in which expedition members died. The survivors nearly starved to death, and barely made it home alive.

Washington wrote a short memoir of the trip, and it became a best-seller, and gave him his first bit of national fame. Young George Washington would make a great movie.

Washington was a larger than life character who has never been properly presented in film. He was nearly a super hero. He was bigger, taller, stronger, and better built than most men, and considered very handsome, charming, and charismatic. His legendary bravery in battle was driven by his belief that he was literally protected by God. His strength of character and commitment to honor is iconic, and not just a myth. He had a list of honorable characteristics that he lived by. He was loved and respected by men, especially those who served with him, who exhibited a fierce loyalty to him.

Women loved him as well, and he was known to dance with every woman at the many events he was invited to, while Martha watched from the sidelines. He strongly respected women, and one of his closest lifelong friends was a woman who also acted as a close advisor. Despite the fact that women were attracted to him, he was fully devoted to Martha, and was never accused of affairs. She burned all of his letters to her before she died, so we'll never know the intimate details of their marriage, but by all accounts they were very close and loving.

His life contains several chapters that would make amazing movies - his wilderness trip, his attack on the French to start the French & Indian War, his leadership of the American Revvolution, and more.

Its gone away over the last generation or two, but Washington used to be venerated in American schools for better than two centuries for good reasons. Every potential presidential candidate should have to read a few biographies of Washington before being allowed to run, so they can see the template of what a real president should be.

Well... since a lot of people don't read books, and our public education has kind of failed, maybe we could use television to teach people about politics.

Maybe do The Jungle so people remember why regulation is important, and maybe even go the extra mile so they learn about organization.

Something about how weekends were fought for in the us, maybe.

Trust-busting, so people can remember that mega-corps aren't your friend.

On the other hand, some people sincerely think Homelander is the hero of The Boys, so maybe we're doomed.

Trial and execution of Putin.

The sick sad history of computer-aided collaboration:
https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-modern-computer-look-and-feel/answer/Harri-K-Hiltunen

I'd like you see a series about the founding and early years of New York, when it was still called New Amsterdam.

I am hoping the new version of “Little House on the Prairie” Netflix is working on is more realistic. But I have my doubts. The jarring thing about reading the books as an adult is all the hardship and danger.

• Pa gambled by moving the family onto Native American territory at one point. They got kicked off later.
• The “long winter” was a real event in American history.
• The family relied on crop planting as their income. The crops frequently died due to locusts, weather, etc.
• The family almost drowns when Pa insists on crossing the river in their covered wagon. Realizing this, Ma tells her children to close their eyes and lie down in hopes that they won’t get frightened, but it’s obvious this just scares them more.
• Someone almost dies from lack of oxygen when digging a well.
• The family actually lives in a dugout that would later become a root cellar while their house is being built.
• The family nearly starves to death (multiple times).

Etc. Etc.

The failed Narvaez expedition to North America in the early 1500s. Out of hundreds only a handful of survivors made it to land. Then they went on an incredible multi year adventure across the continent where they ended up befriending all kinds of people and becoming sort of shaman diplomats.

Joseon Dynasty in Korea /s. In case you aren't aware, the /s is because almost all historical or historical fantasy kdramas take place during the Joseon dynasty for some reason.

For a serious answer, maybe something that happened in the Southeast Asian region before (or maybe during) colonization. For a documentary series, I'd like to see something about how humans crossed into the Americas from Asia and reached South America.

Charles de Gaulle

A Raul Wallenberg miniseries would be good right about now.