How many seasons does Benjamin Franklin have?

Benjamin Franklin has 1 season with 2 episodes.

When did Benjamin Franklin premiere?

Benjamin Franklin premiered on April 4, 2022.

Benjamin Franklin

Name: Benjamin Franklin
Genre: History
Cast: Peter Coyote, Mandy Patinkin

PBS Ended History

1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered April 4, 2022 · Ended April 5, 2022

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores 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. Franklin's 84 years (1706-1790) spanned an epoch of momentous change in science, technology, literature, politics, and government — fields he himself advanced through a lifelong commitment to societal and self-improvement.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2 episodes

E01

Part 1: "Join or Die" (1706-1774)

Tue, Apr 5 2022 12:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min

Leaving behind his Boston childhood, Benjamin Franklin reinvents himself in Philadelphia, where he builds a printing empire and a new life with his wife, Deborah. Turning to science, Franklin's lightning rod and experiments in electricity earn him worldwide fame. After entering politics, he spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his own family starts to come apart.

E02

Part 2: "An American" (1775-1790)

Wed, Apr 6 2022 12:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min

Benjamin Franklin leaves London and returns to wartime Philadelphia, where he joins Congress and helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution and then negotiates a peace treaty with Britain. He spends his last years in the new United States, working on the Constitution and unsuccessfully promoting the abolition of slavery.