Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

TV-PG2022•1h 56m•7.7/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

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.

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Production

Florentine Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 4, 2022

Last Aired

April 5, 2022

Networks

PBS

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Join or Die (1706-1774)

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.

An American (1775-1790)

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

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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