Michael Douglas will play Benjamin Franklin in a series

Michael Douglas will play Benjamin Franklin in an Apple+ miniseries.

In addition to playing the role of this essential American historical figure, the actor will wear the cap of executive producer for this series adapted from Stacy Schiff's book

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As the title of this Pulitzer Prize-winning book suggests, the plot will focus on Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic trip to France to garner support in the War of Independence between the American colonies and the United Kingdom. United.

A quality team

On the writing side, the screenplay was entrusted to Kirk Ellis, who notably worked on a 2008 series produced by HBO devoted to John Adams, the second president of the United States, and which had been widely rewarded at the Emmy Awards as underlined by the

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Finally, it is Tim Van Patten, another subscriber of the Emmy Awards to whom we owe certain episodes of The

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, who will produce this series on one of the founding fathers of the United States.

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