Hemlock Films announced at AirVenture 2018 that the premier season of its documentary series of The Restorers is scheduled to be released for the first time on Veterans Day 2018. The series was inspired by Hemlock’s 2003 documentary titled The Restorers: Giving History a Future…, which won an Emmy Award in 2004.
Like its predecessor, The Restorers – Season 1 examines historic aircraft restorations. It consists of five one-hour episodes, each focused on a specific restoration-related theme. Themes include aircraft recovery, women aviators in history and restoration, and the Doolittle Raiders. The Restorers – Season 1 will be available to stream through Amazon’s video-on-demand services on Nov. 11, 2018 and will be released on PBS in 2019.
Hemlock Films has previously produced two other award-winning historic aviation documentaries. Beyond The Powder follows the 2014 Air Race Classic and the original 1929 Powder Puff Derby and Red Tail Reborn explores the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. The company is also working on a film about World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots for the Commemorative Air Force, titled CAF Rise Above: WASP.
