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  • The American Revolution An Asylum for Mankind: (may 1775 - July 1776) (Season 1, Episode 2)
  • TV Episode | 116 min | Documentary, History

The American Revolution

An Asylum for Mankind: (may 1775 - July 1776) (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 116 min | Documentary, History

Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward (written by)
Producers
Sarah Botstein (produced by) | Ken Burns (produced by) | Salimah El-Amin (produced by) | David P. Schmidt (produced by) (as David Schmidt)
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 17, 2025

Release date
Nov 17, 2025 (United States)
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Peter Coyote
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Adam Arkin
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Corbin Bleu
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Kenneth Branagh
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Josh Brolin
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Josh Charles
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Hugh Dancy
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Claire Danes
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Jeff Daniels
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Bruce Davison
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Craig Ferguson
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Paul Giamatti
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Domhnall Gleeson
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Amanda Gorman
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Michael Greyeyes
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Charlotte Hacke
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Tom Hanks
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Josh Hutcherson
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Gene Jones
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Michael Keaton
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Joe Keery
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Damian Lewis
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Laura Linney
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Josh Lucas
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Tobias Menzies
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Joe Morton
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Edward Norton
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David Oyelowo
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Mandy Patinkin
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Matthew Rhys
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Liev Schreiber
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Yul Vazquez
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Donté Bonner
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Raphael Corkhill
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Dann Fink
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Nicholas Guest
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Jakob Von Eichel
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J.D. Mollison
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Rick Atkinson
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Friederike Baer
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Maggie Blackhawk
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Ned Blackhawk
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Darren Bonaparte
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Christopher Brown
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Vincent Brown
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Stephen Conway
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Philip J. Deloria
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Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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Joseph Ellis
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Annette Gordon-Reed
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William Hogeland
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Maya Jasanoff
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Jane Kamensky
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Nathaniel Philbrick
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Stacy Schiff
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Alan Taylor
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Serena Zabin
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