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7.716 votes2022TV-PG1h 56mEndedDocumentaryOfficial site

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Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

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1. Join or Die (1706-1774)Now viewing2022-04-041h 56m7.5After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart.
2. An American (1775-1790)2022-04-051h 55m7.5In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.

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Peter Coyote
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Mandy Patinkin
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Josh Lucas
William Franklin (voice)
Liam Neeson
Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice)

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Benjamin Franklin first aired in 2022.

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