Franklin
Diplomacy is a game. America is the prize.
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4/11/2024Runtime
8 eps, 468 minsGenres
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In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world-famous for his electrical experiments. But his passion and power are put to the test when he embarks on a secret mission to France—with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance.
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A slow-burn historical drama that unfolds like a high-stakes diplomatic chess game, exploring how a celebrated inventor becomes a reluctant statesman on whom an entire nation's independence depends. The series treats political negotiation and personal compromise as the real drama, not battlefield heroics.
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Michael Douglas
Benjamin Franklin
Noah Jupe
Temple Franklin
Daniel Mays
Edward Bancroft
Ludivine Sagnier
Madame Anne-Louise Brillon
Thibault de Montalembert
Comte de Vergennes
Assaad Bouab
Beaumarchais
Théodore Pellerin
Marquis de Lafayette
Olivier Claverie
Chaumont
Lily Dupont
Cunégonde Brillon
Arthur Orcier
Comte de Ségur
Aïtor de Calvairac
Jacques le Ray
Marc Duret
Monsieur Brillon
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