Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Ended First aired 04/Apr/2022 United States English 1 season(s) 2 episode(s)
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Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
2 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Apr/2022
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An American (1775-1790)
Air date: 05/Apr/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 115 min
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In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

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In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

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Join or Die (1706-1774)
Air date: 04/Apr/2022 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 116 min
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After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.

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After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.

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Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Josh Lucas
Josh Lucas
William Franklin (voice)
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)

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Christopher Loren Ewers
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Jared Ames
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Vichika Yorn
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Buddy Squires
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Orane Florinda
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Ken Burns
Ken Burns
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Nora Colgan
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J. Alex Cucchi
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Craig Mellish
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Anaïs Garnier
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Emily Mosher
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Will Duncan
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