Apple TV+ has released a pair of first look photos featuring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin in the upcoming historical drama series Franklin. Douglas is producing the series, based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff. The series tells Franklin’s story as the first United States ambassador to France and the events leading up to the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the American Revolutionary War.
Franklin explores the “thrilling story of the biggest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world-famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when, with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance, he embarks on a secret mission. in France. At age 70, with no diplomatic training, Franklin convinced an absolute monarchy to underwrite the American experiment in democracy.
“By virtue of his fame, charisma and ingenuity, Franklin managed to defeat British spies, French informants and hostile colleagues to engineer the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the peace treaty with England in 1783. The French mission Lasting eight years, it represents Franklin’s most vital mission of service to his country, without which America could not have won the Revolution. Diplomats and historians still regard it as the greatest tour of duty by an ambassador in our nation’s history.
Franklin also acts Noah Jupe (A quiet place) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (Call my agent!) as count of Vergennes, Daniel Mays (Policy) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (Lupine) in the role of Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) in the role of John Adams, Assaad Bouab (Call my agent!) in the role of Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (Irma Vep) like Madame Helvetius, and Teodoro Pellerin (There is someone inside your house) as the Marquis de Lafayette.
Franklin will premiere on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes of its eight-episode season on Friday, April 12; new episodes will stream every following Friday until May 17.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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