Breaking New Ground

Synopsis

Follow Broadway performer, entrepreneur, and educator Robert Hartwell as he takes on the challenge of transforming a 200-year-old house with a complicated history into a home filled with love. It's a renovation story that celebrates the resilience of Robert's journey as well as those who came before him.

First Air Date: 2024-06-27

Last Air Date: 2024-08-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Max

Top Cast

Robert Hartwell as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Parlor (2024-06-27)

Robert meets his team to begin renovating his 200-year-old home and is on a mission to protect and salvage as many original details as possible.
Ep. 2: The Kitchen and Dining Room (2024-07-04)

The kitchen and the dining room renovations become one of Robert's biggest challenges, in both balancing the books and making important decisions.
Ep. 3: The Primary Suite (2024-07-11)

During the renovation of his primary suite, Robert is on a mission to understand where he comes from and how he became the person he is today.
Ep. 4: The Living Room, Study and Exterior (2024-07-18)

As Robert juggles his time between creative and construction challenges, he leans on his friends and learns more about his new community.
Ep. 5: The Dance Studio and Family Spaces (2024-07-25)

As Great Barrington, MA, starts to feel like home, Robert dreams of building a one-of-a-kind dance studio with original details. He is also manifesting a room for a future family while he reflects on his original intention -- to fill this house with joy.
Ep. 6: Mom's Suite (2024-08-01)

On a mission to finish his house, Robert works around the clock to make sure a suite for his mother is fit for a queen. Family, history, loss and perseverance brought Robert on this journey to build a home, and the culmination of love and joy is revealed.