Michael Douglas
Benjamin Franklin
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Episode Guide
- 8. S1 E8 New episode May 17, 2024
- Benjamin Franklin embarks on a secret mission to France, with American independence in the balance.
- 7. Begin by Creeping New episode May 10, 2024
- The Americans and the French plot against each other for the upper hand; Franklin is laid low.
- 6. Beauty and Folly May 3, 2024
- Franklin suspects traitors are everywhere; Vergennes makes a final offer.
Why to watch
- Michael Douglas has a fresh take on Benjamin Franklin
- When: The first three episodes of Franklin stream April 12 on Apple TV+.
- What to know: Michael Douglas stars in and executive produces the new limited series about “the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career,” according to a press release for the show.
- Viewers meet Franklin, 70, in December 1776 as he travels to France and convinces “an absolute monarchy to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy.”
- Douglas “embodies a lot of Franklin’s spirit in that he is really smart, and charming, and completely contemporary in that he’s aware of everything that’s going on around him, on a global level and on a personal level,” Franklin director Tim Van Patten told Variety. “And he’s curious. And he has an absolute lust for life.”
- The series is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff’s book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.
- — Garin Flowers, entertainment reporter
- April 10, 2024
Apr 26, 2024 · Read on to find out more about Franklin, including when the next episode is and who else is starring in the series. Franklin next episode Franklin episode 5 is now streaming on Apple TV Plus.
Feb 5, 2024 · Apple TV+ Press. News. “Franklin,” a new limited series starring and executive produced by Michael Douglas, to premiere globally on Friday, April 12, 2024. The first three episodes of “Franklin” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on April 12, followed by the release of one new episode every Friday.
Franklin. Watch Franklin with a subscription on Apple TV+. In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world-famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test...
Apr 10, 2024 · Franklin. Clint Worthington April 10, 2024. Tweet. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more worthy, time-tested miniseries about America’s founding than HBO’s “ John Adams ”—a riveting, elegant chronicle of one of our nation’s most famed architects.
Mar 13, 2024 · 1.7M subscribers. Subscribed. 5.2K. 3.9M views 1 month ago #Franklin #AppleTV #Trailer. Who was Benjamin Franklin really? Franklin, starring and executive produced by Academy, Emmy, and AFI...
Jun 30, 2022 · By Samantha Bergeson. June 30, 2022 8:00 pm. "Franklin" AppleTV+. Michael Douglas is taking it back to the 18th century. The Oscar winner returns to the small screen with the upcoming AppleTV+...
Apr 18, 2024 · A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France, leveraging diplomacy and guile to secure his nascent country’s future. Listen to this article · 7:56 min Learn more.
