Billy Bob Thornton to host three-part Mayflower docudrama on Fox Nation from Nov. 23

Mixed · 2Actor Billy Bob Thornton will host and executive produce "Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower," a three-part docudrama series that will stream on Fox Nation. 1 2 Mixed · 2The series debuts on November 23, 2026, just ahead of Thanksgiving, the holiday its subject helped spur. 1 2 Mixed · 2It traces the Pilgrims' Atlantic crossing aboard the Mayflower, the alliance between English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that followed; Variety says that conflict pushed the British colonies toward an American identity, while Collider also mentions the First Thanksgiving. 1 2

Mixed · 2Fox Nation president Lauren Petterson called Thornton "a captivating storyteller with a unique ability to bring history to life" and said the series offers "a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on one of the most familiar chapters in American history." 1 2 Mixed · 2The producers consulted historians at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, where portions of the series were filmed, and Nathaniel Philbrick, author of "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War," who said, "Kudos to Billy Bob Thornton for helping to bring this vital story from America's past to life." 1 2 Mixed · 2The series is produced by AIRtime Projects and Terminal B TV; the executive producers are Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Tom Forman, David Metzler, Jordan Rosenblum and showrunner John Ealer. 1 2

Left · 1Variety notes Thornton joins a list of well-known creatives who have worked for Fox Nation, including Martin Scorsese, Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer, and currently stars in the Paramount+ series "Landman." 1 Centre · 1Deadline adds that Fox Nation is also behind series including Dan Aykroyd's "A History of the World in Six Glasses" and Martin Scorsese's "The Saints," and describes Philbrick's book as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. 3 Centre · 1Collider presents the project as Thornton's next job amid repeated delays to Taylor Sheridan's "Landman" Season 3, a link Variety's report does not make. 2

Centre · 2Collider also recalls Thornton's role as Davy Crockett in "The Alamo" as his best-known historical part, and Screen Rant, citing Deadline, reports the premiere as "next month." 2 4