The American Revolution

Synopsis

The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.

First Air Date: 2025-11-16

Last Air Date: 2025-11-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Ken Burns

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)
Adam Arkin as James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)
Josh Brolin as George Washington (voice)
Hugh Dancy as Hugh Percy / John Burgoyne / Banastre Tarleton / Comte de Vergennes (voice)
Claire Danes as Abigail Adams (voice)
Tom Hanks as (voice)
Damian Lewis as King George III / Nicholas Cresswell / John Andre / Bartholomew James (voice)
Tobias Menzies as Edmund Burke / Ambrose Serle / Cornwallis / William Pitt (voice)
Liev Schreiber as Samuel Adams / Nathaniel Greene / Lewis Beebe (voice)
Kenneth Branagh as (voice)

Seasons

Specials (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: An Inside Look (2025-08-08)

Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through shooting locations, historical re-enactments, and exclusive video clips, meet the master storytellers who brought the story of the Revolution to life in a compelling visual story.