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PBS to air restored version of ‘The Civil War’ in September

This undated image provided by courtesy of the Library of Congress and PBS shows, General Robert E. Lee, photographed by Mathew Brady on the back porch of his Richmond home, one week after surrendering his army, included in the film, "The Civil War." PBS says it will air a newly restored version of Ken Burns' "The Civil War" this fall, 25 years after the documentary’s debut. The high-definition "Civil War" will air on five consecutive nights in September, PBS said Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Courtesy Library of Congress, PBS, Mathew Brady)
This undated image provided by courtesy of the Library of Congress and PBS shows, General Robert E. Lee, photographed by Mathew Brady on the back porch of his Richmond home, one week after surrendering his army, included in the film, "The Civil War." PBS says it will air a newly restored version of Ken Burns' "The Civil War" this fall, 25 years after the documentary’s debut. The high-definition "Civil War" will air on five consecutive nights in September, PBS said Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Courtesy Library of Congress, PBS, Mathew Brady) This undated image provided by courtesy of the Library of Congress and PBS shows, General Robert E. Lee, photographed by Mathew Brady on the back porch of his Richmond home, one week after surrendering his army, included in the film, "The Civil War." PBS says it will air a newly restored version of Ken Burns' "The Civil War" this fall, 25 years after the documentary’s debut. The high-definition "Civil War" will air on five consecutive nights in September, PBS said Thursday, April 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Courtesy Library of Congress, PBS, Mathew Brady)

By Associated Press 1 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – PBS says it will air a newly restored version of Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” this fall, 25 years after the documentary’s debut.

The high-definition “Civil War” will air on five consecutive nights in September, PBS said Thursday.

Viewers will be able to see more details in the film’s images, according to Daniel J. White, who handled the restoration. In a statement, filmmaker Burns called the new version “truly remarkable.”

“The Civil War” proved a blockbuster when it debuted in September 1990, drawing an audience of nearly 39 million. It remains the highest-rated PBS series broadcast to date, according to the TV network.

The announcement of the film’s rebroadcast coincides with the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s April 14, 1865, assassination, and the end of the Civil War.