Franklin
2024 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.6 · 64% critics
In late 1776, a celebrated American statesman and scientist leaves behind public fame to pursue a secret diplomatic mission in France. With the future of a new nation at stake, he must navigate high-stakes negotiations, shifting alliances, and personal pressures where words and influence matter more than battlefield action.
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
8 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-04-11
- Network
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (52 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a talky, character-driven historical drama about diplomacy and power plays, closer in spirit to Perry Mason or Marie Antoinette; Not for you if you need fast action, tight plotting, or minimal subtitles.
Pros: rich period detail; witty, nuanced dialogue; educational political stakes | Cons: slow pacing; scattered side plots; distracting subtitles
Themes
- based on novel or book
- biography
- miniseries
- 18th century
- american revolution
- revolutionary war
- founding fathers
- colonial america
- grandfather grandson relationship
- ben franklin
Cast & crew
Michael Douglas
as Benjamin Franklin
Noah Jupe
as Temple Franklin
Daniel Mays
as Edward Bancroft
Ludivine Sagnier
as Madame Anne-Louise Brillon
Thibault de Montalembert
as Comte de Vergennes
Assaad Bouab
as Beaumarchais
Théodore Pellerin
as Marquis de Lafayette
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
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- S1E3Pride and Gout60mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Small Revenge61mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E5The Natural State of Man52mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E6Beauty and Folly62mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E7Begin by Creeping57mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E8Think of Three Things66mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+