| The Eighties | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television documentary |
| Theme music composer | Blake Neely |
| Composer | Nathaniel Blume |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Mark Herzog |
| Producers | Simon Brown Katie A. King P.G. Morgan |
| Cinematography | Jack Kney |
| Editor | Inbal B. Lessner |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | CNN Playtone Herzog & Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN |
| Release | March 31 – June 30, 2016 |
| Related | |
| The Sixties The Seventies The Nineties The 2000s The Movies The 2010s | |
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The Eighties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on March 31, 2016.[1] Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, it serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties and The Seventies[1] with a 7-part series chronicling events and popular culture of the United States during the 1980s. In May 2016, CNN greenlit an 8-part follow-up titled The Nineties, which premiered in 2017.[2]