‘The American experiment is clearly ongoing’: Netflix series examines how the US was founded

‘The fear of losing it all is actually a source of our strength’ … The American Experiment. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix

The first episode of The American Experiment ends with the song Devil’s Spoke by Laura Marling – the chorus of which has Marling ominously warning, over a rousing folk refrain: “All of this can be broken.”

This may seem like a dark message for a historical docuseries celebrating the nation’s founding – particularly ahead of its 250th anniversary.