Washington

Synopsis

The story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common cause. How a once-loyal British subject rises to battle an empire in a liberty-or-death campaign to forge a new nation. And then how, at the zenith of his power, the victorious general voluntarily steps down, becoming what King George III would call “the greatest man in the world.”

First Air Date: 2020-02-16

Last Air Date: 2020-02-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Matthew Ginsburg

Networks: History

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Top Cast

Nicholas Rowe as George Washington
Jeff Daniels as Self - Narrator
Hainsley Lloyd Bennett as William Lee
Nia Roberts as Martha Washington
Joanne Freeman as Self - Yale University
Alan Taylor as Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Joseph Ellis as Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Alexis Coe as Self - George Washington Biographer
Ed Lengel as Self - George Washington Biographer
Douglas Bradburn as Self - President & CEO, Mount Vernon

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Loyal Subject (2020-02-16)

Sent by the British to deliver an ultimatum, the inexperienced young officer learns a hard lesson about leadership when his failures in the field inadvertently kick off a world war.
Ep. 2: Rebel Commander (2020-02-17)

As the American colonies make their final break, their newly minted commander-in-chief realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task in fighting the most powerful armed force in the world with an undisciplined ragtag group of soldiers.
Ep. 3: Father of His Country (2020-02-18)

The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.