This eight-part History Channel docudrama chronicles the lives of industrial titans Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. The series utilizes cinematic dramatic re-enactments and commentary from modern business leaders to illustrate how these men transformed the United States into a global superpower. Narrated by Campbell Scott, the production won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The series launched the successful "That Built" franchise and utilized advanced CGI alongside historical negatives from the Library of Congress. Its narrative focuses on the intersection of innovation, ruthless competition, and the birth of the modern American economy.