I love history. Loved HBO's John Adams. I hate Franklin. Miscast with Michael Douglas. I so preferred Tom Wilkinson as Franklin-what a tour de force! What Apple TV has done with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams really is a travesty. Hard pass. Just can't get over Fatal Attraction meets 1776. Too much French subtitles, very slow, and the audience just doesn't care whether the characters succeed or fail. I have so enjoyed much of the AppleTV content-especially Manhunt. Edwin Stanton was amazing!! Good writing, good portrayal of history. But Franklin just falls flat against a myriad of powdered French faces on the screen.
Review of Franklin
