Luvidvine Sagnier, Michael Douglas, and Noah Jupe as Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy, Benjaming Franklin, and William Temple Franklin on the poster for Franklin.
The Big Picture Michael Douglas has been back on our screens as Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, in the lush Apple TV+ drama, Franklin, and Collider is excited to offer our readers a sneak peek at the latest episode of the limited series, in which Douglas' Franklin charms a room full of high society wives playing a game of cards that soon becomes extremely high-stakes.
The series also features Noah Jupe as Temple Franklin,Thibault de Montalembert as Comte de Vergennes, and Daniel Mays as Edward Bancroft, with Ludivine Sagnier, Eddie Marsan, Assaad Bouab, Jeanne Balibar, and Theodore Pellerin playing other key roles. The show is shaped by an acclaimed creative team, including Emmy and WGA Award-winning writer and executive producer Kirk Ellis , alongside Howard Korder who is also nominated for multiple prestigious awards.
Understandably, the series is at its best when Douglas and Jupe are on-screen . In the beginning, Franklin attempts to teach his grandson the art of playing chess or impart some words of wisdom, but, over time, their relationship starts to become more strained — partially as a result of that generational gap.
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