Benjamin Franklin

About Benjamin Franklin

An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.

PBS's Benjamin Franklin is a documentary series. Colm Feore leads the cast as narrator, Richard Easton as Benjamin Franklin, Dylan Baker as Benjamin Franklin, and David Adkins as John Jay.

It reached one season of 3 episodes from November 2002.

Shelv files it under historical documentary and biographical documentary. It streams on PBS, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, and Thirteen in the United States. It carries a TV-PG rating.