Married in America

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Married in America
Created by Michael Apted
Directed by Michael Apted
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducersSteve Lawrence
Dale Riehl
Running time132 minutes (US) / 120 minutes (UK)
Original release
Network A&E
Hallmark Channel
ReleaseJune 17, 2002 (2002-06-17) 
May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23)

Married in America is a documentary film series that follows the lives of nine American married couples. Directed by British director Michael Apted, it is a similar take on his famed Up Series .

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Premise

Beginning in 2001, interviews were intended to be conducted every five years to gauge the lives of the couples and to evaluate American married life as a whole. Participants were asked about their feelings and perceptions of their marriage and married lives. The collective interviews were intended to provided insight into the state of marriage and how it changed over time, but were limited to just a short five-year period by the series' cancelation after release of the second movie.

Participants

Participants were selected to highlight the different social, economic, and cultural factors that can affect marriage.

Episode list

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