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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

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In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless…

DirectorKen Burns
WriterDayton Duncan

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Cast · Directed by Ken Burns

THTom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
KDKeith David
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
AAAdam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Other Voices (voice)
PBPhilip Bosco
Philip Bosco
Other Voices (voice)
JCJohn Cullum
John Cullum
Other Voices (voice)
AMAmy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Other Voices (voice)
EWEli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Other Voices (voice)

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No, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is not on Netflix in Australia as of September 2026. It's currently on Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla.

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Yes — Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is included with an Amazon Prime Video subscription in Australia as of September 2026.

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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is available to stream free (with ads) on Hoopla in Australia.