Benjamin Franklin

2022 - 2022

Join or Die (1706-1774)

4th April 2022

Episode 1

After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.

An American (1775-1790)

5th April 2022

Episode 2

In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

Top Cast

Peter Coyote•Mandy Patinkin•Josh Lucas

Director

Ken Burns

Writer

Dayton Duncan

Documentary

Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

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Full Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Mandy Patinkin

Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Josh Lucas

William Franklin (voice)

Liam Neeson

Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)

Full Crew

Ken Burns

Director

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Dayton Duncan

Writer

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Anaïs Garnier

Assistant Production Manager

Ken Burns

Producer

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Will Duncan

Associate Producer

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Katy Haas

Co-Producer

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Craig Mellish

Co-Producer

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Emily Mosher

Associate Producer

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David P. Schmidt

Producer

Buddy Squires

Cinematography

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Craig Mellish

Editor

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Vichika Yorn

Makeup Artist

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Orane Florinda

Stunts

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Jared Ames

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Christopher Loren Ewers

Additional Camera

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Nora Colgan

Additional Editorial Assistant

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J. Alex Cucchi

Assistant Editor

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