Franklin

Franklin is an upcoming biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, based on Stacy Schiff's 2005 book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America. Premise Depicts the eight years Benjamin Franklin spent in France to convince the country to underwrite America's democracy. Cast Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin Noah Jupe as William Temple Franklin Marc Duret as Monsieur Brillon Ludivine Sagnier as Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy Thibault de Montalembert as Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes Daniel Mays as Edward Bancroft Assaad Bouab as Pierre Beaumarchais Eddie Marsan as John Adams Jeanne Balibar as Anne-Catherine de Ligniville, Madame Helvétius Théodore Pellerin as Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette John Hollingworth as Lord David Stormont Episodes