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1. Cast

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     Michael Douglas

     Benjamin Franklin
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     Noah Jupe

     Temple Franklin
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     Thibault de Montalembert

     Comte de Vergennes
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     Daniel Mays

     Edward Bancroft
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     Ludivine Sagnier

     Madame Brillon
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     Eddie Marsan

     John Adams
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     Assaad Bouab

     Beaumarchais
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     Jeanne Balibar

     Madame Helvetius
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     Théodore Pellerin

     Marquis de Lafayette
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     Tom Hughes

1. 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

   

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