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The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman

The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman

Description: The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman is a documentary series televised on the National Geographic Channel in 2017. It is hosted and narrated by actor Morgan Freeman. Wikipedia
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Year Released: 2017
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: October 11, 2017
Narrated By: Morgan Freeman
Nominations: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News/Information u2013 Series or Special, MORE
Executive Producers: Betsy Forhan, Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, James Younger, Geoffrey Sharp
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