TV series

Founding Brothers
2002 · 1 season
A stately, talk-heavy history lesson that brings revolutionary-era debates to life through reenactments and narration.
- Created by
- Melissa Jo Peltier
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Brian Dennehy, Bill Doran, Peter Coyote
- Overview
- Examines six moments when the collision and collusions of Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Burr left an indelible imprint on the nation.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, power, betrayal, ambition
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Melissa Jo Peltier
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Brian Dennehy, Bill Doran, Peter Coyote

