Franklin
Where: AppleTV+
What: Miniseries, 8 episodes,49 mins
When: Two episodes, Fri., April 12; new episodes weekly
Genre: Historical drama
Rating: NN (out of 5)
Why you should watch: Shameless American myth-building designed to add to the deification of the country’s crackpot founding fathers. Benjamin Franklin gets canonized as Michael Douglas plays Michael Douglas playing Benjamin Franklin in a scene-munching performance that begs us to celebrate it. Douglas’s Franklin delivers bon mots with a dimple-twisting coyness that leaves no room for nuance from a series that demands we stand up and salute more historical hagiography. If you want a great, flag-waving free historical drama, check out the excellent Manhunt, also on AppleTV+, a riveting look at the Lincoln assassination, which airs its final episode on Fri., April 19.
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