Benjamin Franklin
8.1
Season 2
S2 · E1 · Apr 4, 2022
Join or Die (1706–1774) Episode 1
S2 · E2 · Apr 5, 2022
An American (1775–1790) Episode 2
2 episodes in Season 2
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An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.
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Cast
15 people
Colm Feore
narrator
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Richard Easton
Benjamin Franklin
Known for
Revolutionary Road
Dead Again
Dylan Baker
Benjamin Franklin
Known for
Hunters
Spider-Man 2
David Adkins
John Jay
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Gerry Bamman
Paul Wentworth
Known for
Home Alone
The Bodyguard
Blair Brown
Jane Mecom
Known for
Fringe
Limitless
Anthony Cochrane
George
Known for
Neverwhere
Peter Donaldson
John Adams
Also in
Emily of New Moon
The Sweet Hereafter
Ronald Guttman
Le Comte de Vergennes
Known for
Preacher
Hunters
Anthony Heald
Jonathan Austin
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
8MM
Jefferson Mays
Elkanah Watson
Known for
Perry Mason
I Am the Night
Brian Murray
Viscount Stormont
Known for
Treasure Planet
Dream House
Ronald Blumer Creator · Ellen Hovde Director Muffie Meyer Director
Total runtime 7h 30m · Episode length 90 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
November 19, 2002
Final episode
April 5, 2022
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Country
United States
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
90 min
Total runtime
7h 30m
Original language
English
Production
Lithuanian Film Studio
Production
Middlemarch Films
Production
United States · Lithuania
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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