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Franklin 2024

TV series · 60 min · English, French · April 12, 2024

Created by Tim Van PattenWritten by Kirk Ellis and, Howard Korder

Starring Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Ludivine Sagnier, Thibault de Montalembert

Franklin is a 2024 biographical drama miniseries starring Apple TV+ as Benjamin Franklin. It was released on April 12, 2024 and is based on Stacy Schiff's 2005 book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. The show portrays Franklin's time in France during the American Revolutionary War. It focuses on his efforts to gain support from King Louis XVI for the new United States. The series covers eight years of Franklin's diplomatic work in France.

Cast

• Michael DouglasBenjamin Franklin
• Noah JupeWilliam Temple Franklin
• Daniel MaysEdward Bancroft
• Ludivine SagnierAnne Louise Brillon de Jouy
• Thibault de Montalembert[[Charles Gravier
• Assaad BouabPierre Beaumarchais
• Théodore Pellerin[[Gilbert du Motier
• Tom Hughes[[Paul Wentworth
• Jeanne Balibar[[Anne-Catherine de Ligniville
• Eddie MarsanJohn Adams
• Olivier ClaverieJacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont
• Aïtor de CalvairacJacques "James" Le Ray de Chaumont
• Lily DupontCunégonde Brillon
• Marc DuretMonsieur Brillon
• Ed StoppardJohn Jay
• Jack ArcherThomas Grenville
• Gary Lewis[[Richard Oswald
• Tom PezierLouis XVI
• Patrick Kennedy[[Sir Henry Strachey
• Florence DarelTherese Chaumont
• Olivier RabourdinJean-Charles-Pierre Lenoir
• Yves HeckRoyal Chamberlain
• Maria-Victoria DragusMarie Antoinette
• John Hollingworth[[David Murray
• Romain BrauChevalier d'Éon

Crew

Director

Tim Van Patten

Writer

Kirk Ellis and, Howard Korder

Executive producer

Kirk Ellis, Howard Korder, Tim Van Patten, Michael Douglas, Tony Krantz, Mark Mostyn, Richard Plepler

Details

Production

Boil Some Water Entertainment, EDEN Productions, Flame Ventures, ITV Studios, Shadowcatcher Productions

Network

Apple TV+

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