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Benjamin Franklin (2022–2022)
TV-14
TV Series | 225 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Benjamin Franklin (2022–2022)

TV-14

TV Series | 225 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.

Seasons

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Director

Ken Burns

Writer

Dayton Duncan

Producers

Ken Burns | David P. Schmidt

Cinematographer

Buddy Squires

Editor

Craig Mellish

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 3, 2022

Release date (First episode)

Apr 4, 2022 (United States)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Coyote Narrator Narrator See fewer	2	Bitter Moon (1992)
Mandy Patinkin Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin See fewer	2	Homeland (2011)
Josh Lucas William Franklin William Franklin See fewer	2	Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Liam Neeson Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont See fewer	2	Kinsey (2004)
Walter Isaacson Self, author of 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' Self, author of 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' See fewer	1	Steve Jobs (2015)
H.W. Brands Self, author of 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin' Self, author of 'The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin' See fewer	1	The American West (2016)
Joseph Ellis Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	American Experience (1987)
Christopher L. Brown Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Benjamin Franklin (2022)
Stacy Schiff Self, author Self, author See fewer	1	Franklin (2024)
Joyce Chaplin Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	The Pilgrims (2015)
Ellen Cohn Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Erica Armstrong Dunbar Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Emancipation (2022)
Clay Jenkinson Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Theodore Roosevelt (2022)
Bernard Bailyn Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
Sheila Kemp Self, historian Self, historian See fewer	1	Benjamin Franklin (2022)
Philip Dray Self Self See fewer	1	Secret History of Humans (2013)
Gordon Wood Self Self See fewer	1	Citizen Soldier (2012)
Carolyn McCormick Deborah Franklin Deborah Franklin See fewer	1	Law & Order (1990)
Craig Mellish Pennsylvania Gazette Subscribers Pennsylvania Gazette Subscribers See fewer	1	The Dust Bowl (2012)
Dave Quay Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe See fewer	1	House of Cards (2013)
Paul Giamatti John Adams John Adams See fewer	1	Sideways (2004)
Adam Arkin Elkanah Watson Elkanah Watson See fewer	1	Get Shorty (2017)
Joe Morton William Bradford William Bradford See fewer	1	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Tony Beck Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette See fewer	1	Cedar Rapids (2011)
William Leuchtenburg Self Self See fewer	1	The Dust Bowl (2012)