The Silk Road (2016)

Name: The Silk Road
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Sam Willis

Documentary

Dr Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (114 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Sam Willis Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.40 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 52 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Venice	7.6	17
2	Central Asia	6.9	13
3	Iran	7.7	18