How did human civilization develop? Why do our societies around the world seem so different? And what will society look like in the future, as globalization and technology upend our ways of life? At a time when global events seem to be driving cultures apart, this fascinating new series – vast in scope and intimate in style – aims to uncover the fundamental forces that keep our societies together, and to reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us.

Academy Award®-winning actor Morgan Freeman goes on a global journey to meet people from all cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways by these fundamental forces… to understand how human culture has taken so many remarkable forms.

Episode 1: The March of Freedom
Episode 2: The Fight for Peace
Episode 3: The Power of Love
Episode 4: Us and Them
Episode 5: The Power of Us
Episode 6: The Rebel Spirit