American Playhouse

1982 – 1994 · 45m per ep · TV-PG · English · United States of America

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

6.6(749 reviews)

49.9324% popularity

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Details

First air date: Jan 12, 1982
Last air date: Sep 29, 1996
Status: Ended
Seasons: 13
Episodes: 211
Episode runtime: 45m
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Network / platform: PBS
Creator / showrunner: —
Certification: TV-PG
Production companies: KCET, GBH, NET, South Carolina Educational Television, PBS, American Playhouse

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Keywords

based on novel or bookbased on true storyanthologyslice of lifebased on play or musicalbased on short storybased on moviebased on myths, legends or folkloreliterary adaptationbased on operaedited from tv seriesbased on radio dramabased on tv seriesedited from filmensemble cast

Seasons & episodes

Season 1

1982 · 25 episodes

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Reviews & ratings

6.6

749 community reviews

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Alex Rivera5.6/103/18/2026
Binge-worthy
Every episode leaves you wanting more. The character arcs are exceptional.
52 found helpful
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Jordan Kim6.6/103/14/2026
Peak television
One of the best shows in its genre — tightly written and beautifully acted.
44 found helpful
SP
Sam Patel7.6/103/10/2026
Must-watch series
The season finales alone are worth the watch.
36 found helpful
ML
Morgan Lee5.6/103/6/2026
Brilliant writing
Gripping from the first scene. Already recommending to everyone.
28 found helpful
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Casey Wong6.6/103/2/2026
Slow burn payoff
Takes a few episodes to hit stride, then it's unstoppable.
20 found helpful