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- 2024 · Historical drama · 1 season
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 12, 2024 · Summary. Michael Douglas shines as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ drama Franklin, based on a crucial period in American history. Rising talent Noah Jupe impresses as Franklin's grandson, adding depth to the historical narrative. Franklin features a diverse ensemble cast, including acclaimed actors like Eddie Marsan and Ludivine Sagnier.
- Bill Dubiel
Franklin: With Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Ludivine Sagnier. Explores the story of one of the greatest gambles of Franklin's career. At age 70, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies and French informers while engineering the Franco-American alliance of 1778.
- Biography, Drama, History
- 2 min
- Noah Jupe, Marc Duret, Eddie Marsan
- 6
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Franklin is a biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, based on Stacy Schiff 's 2005 book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. It was released on Apple TV+ on April 12, 2024. [1] The series depicts the eight years Benjamin Franklin spent in France to convince King ...
- Kirk Ellis
- Tim Van Patten
- A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, by Stacy Schiff
- Biographical drama
Apr 10, 2024 · Directed by Timothy Van Patten ( The Sopranos) and starring Academy Award winner Michael Douglas in the title role, the series will focus on a particular moment in Benjamin Franklin's political ...
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Franklin - Full Cast & Crew. 57 Metascore. 2024 -2024. Apple TV+. Drama. TVMA. Watchlist. Where to Watch. In 1776, Benjamin Franklin embarks on a highly important and secret mission to France.
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