Benjamin Franklin
TV-PG2022•1h 56m•7.7/10
Documentary
Ratings
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7.7/10(15)
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.
Production
Florentine Films
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 4, 2022
Last Aired
April 5, 2022
Networks
PBS
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Join or Die (1706-1774)
Air date: 2022-04-04
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.
E2
An American (1775-1790)
Air date: 2022-04-05
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.
Cast
Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)
Mandy Patinkin
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Josh Lucas
William Franklin (voice)
Liam Neeson
Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)
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