The American Revolution - Production & Contact Info

The American Revolution (2025–2025)
TV Mini-series | Documentary

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The American Revolution (2025–2025)

TV Mini-series | Documentary

Chronicles how 13 British colonies fought for independence and formed a new nation, through the experiences of soldiers, leaders, Loyalists, Native Americans, and African Americans.

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Directors

Sarah Botstein | Ken Burns | David P. Schmidt

Writer

Geoffrey C. Ward

Producers

Sarah Botstein (producer) | Ken Burns (producer) | Salimah El-Amin (producer) | David P. Schmidt (producer)

Cinematographer

Buddy Squires

Editors

Tricia Reidy | Charles E. Horton | Maya Mumma | Craig Mellish

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Updated Aug 29, 2025

Release date (First episode)

Nov 16, 2025 (United States)

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61 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Coyote Self Self See fewer	6	Bitter Moon (1992)
Adam Arkin Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	Get Shorty (2017)
Kenneth Branagh Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	Henry V (1989)
Josh Brolin Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	No Country for Old Men (2007)
Hugh Dancy Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	Hannibal (2013)
Claire Danes Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	My So-Called Life (1994)
Tom Hanks Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	Cast Away (2000)
Damian Lewis Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	Band of Brothers (2001)
Tobias Menzies Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	6	F1: The Movie (2025)
Matthew Rhys Self Self See fewer	6	A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Liev Schreiber Self Self See fewer	6	Spotlight (I) (2015)
Josh Charles Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	Dead Poets Society (1989)
Alden Ehrenreich Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Craig Ferguson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	I'll Be There (2003)
Paul Giamatti Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	Sideways (2004)
Maya Hawke Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	Do Revenge (2022)
Laura Linney Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	The Big C (2010)
Edward Norton Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	Fight Club (1999)
Jon Proudstar Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	5	So Close to Perfect (2009)
Corbin Bleu Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Jeff Daniels Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Christian Friedel Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	The Zone of Interest (2023)
Domhnall Gleeson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Ex Machina (2014)
Charlotte Hacke Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Domestic Animals (2025)
Ethan Hawke Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Training Day (2001)
Samuel L. Jackson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Joe Keery Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Free Guy (2021)
Josh Lucas Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Carolyn McCormick Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	4	Law & Order (1990)
Michael Greyeyes Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	40 Acres (2024)
Josh Hutcherson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	The Hunger Games (I) (2012)
Lucas Hedges Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Gene Jones Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	The Hateful Eight (2015)
Lindsay Mendez Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	Station 19 (2018)
Michael Mando Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
Joe Morton Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Mandy Patinkin Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	3	Homeland (2011)
Chaske Spencer Self Self See fewer	3	The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Meryl Streep Self Self See fewer	3	Out of Africa (1985)
Dan Stevens Self Self See fewer	3	Downton Abbey (2010)
Yul Vazquez Self Self See fewer	3	Severance (2022)
Leon Dische Becker Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	The Honey Trap (2024)
Jeremiah Bitsui Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	Better Call Saul (2015)
Tantoo Cardinal Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	Wind River (2017)
Marcus Davis-Orrom Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	The Great Charade (2019)
Bruce Davison Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	X-Men (2000)
Amanda Gorman Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	We the People (2021)
Joel Kinnaman Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	The Killing (2011)
Michael Keaton Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
David Oyelowo Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	2	Government Cheese (2025)
Tony Beck Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Cedar Rapids (2011)
Bill Camp Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Sound of Freedom (2023)
Hope Davis Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	American Splendor (2003)
Keith David Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Martin Czembor Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Beirut (2018)
Morgan Freeman Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Seven (1995)
Jonathan Groff Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Frozen (I) (2013)
Tracy Letts Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	Lady Bird (2017)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	U.S. Marshals (1998)
Wendell Pierce Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	The Wire (2002)
Reece McCullagh Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	1	I'm Not Finished (2023)