The Eighties is a 2016 English-language Documentary History series. A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry. The eighties stars H.w. Brands, Chris Connelly, Gil Troy, James Baker Iii, Douglas Brinkley, Pat Buchanan and Wendy Girard. A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.