Dilday added, Ken and his production teams have produced some of public televisions most memorable documentaries.

Production is currently underway on the film.

Ive wanted to explore Reconstruction and the nadir that followed its collapse since we completedThe Civil Warin 1990.

Ken Burns and Erika Dilday

Ken Burns and Erika DildayFlorentine Films

Sarah, Dave and I are thrilled to be working with Erika on this project.

Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon also co-directedThe Central Park Five,Jackie Robinson, andMuhammad Ali.

They are currently in production on a film about Leonardo da Vinci.

WGA West building in Hollywood

Erika Dilday at the IDA Documentary Awards on December 10, 2022 in Los Angeles.Charley Gallay/Getty Images for International Documentary Association

Ken Burns earned an Academy Award nomination for his first documentary, 1981sBrooklyn Bridge.