Benjamin Franklin
2022Show1 season · 2 episodesTV-PGEnded
Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 78Audiences 79GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer80%
Metascore76
Audience score87%
IMDb8.3
User score6.7
Time to watch it all
3 h 52 min
2 episodes, about 116 min each
An episode a night: done in 2 nights.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
First aired
2022
April 4, 2022
Ended 2022
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 1
- Ken Burns Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Dayton Duncan Writer
Production · 5
- David P. Schmidt Producer
- Craig Mellish Co-Producer, Editor
- Will Duncan Associate Producer
- Katy Haas Co-Producer
- Emily Mosher Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Christopher Loren Ewers Additional Camera
Editing · 1
- J. Alex Cucchi Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Vichika Yorn Makeup Artist
Other crew · 5
- Buddy Squires Cinematography
- Anaïs Garnier Assistant Production Manager
- Orane Florinda Stunts
- Nora Colgan Additional Editorial Assistant
- Jared Ames Assistant Camera
Benjamin Franklin episodes
1 season · 2 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Join or Die (1706-1774), 8.2
- S1 E2 An American (1775-1790), 8.2
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