Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

Documentary

Inspiration, power, greed, scandal – a story that was made for the movies. The gripping drama of how Hollywood was built.

Rating: 5.3 / 10
Status: Returning Series

Episodes

Episode 1 · 51 min

Battling the Trust

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.

Episode 2 · 50 min

Escape from New York

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.

Episode 3 · 50 min

Rise of the Studios

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

Episode 4 · 51 min

Sin City

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.

Episode 5 · 51 min

The Talkies

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.

Episode 6 · 50 min

Fall of the Moguls

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.