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Ken Burns Series ‘The American Revolution’ Headed For London TV Screenings With PBS Distribution

Ken Burns' latest PBS series 'The American Revolution' is headed for the London TV Screenings.

Veteran filmmaker Burns directed and produced the epic factual series about the formation of the U.S. along with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-term collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward ( The Vietnam War). It will look at how “thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the North American continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe.” It includes newly commissioned maps, archive materials, and includes first-person voices of nearly 200 historic characters read by a cast of actors including Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Jonathan Groff, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Joe Keery, Joel Kinnaman, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Matthew Rhys, Liev Schreiber, Dan Stevens and Meryl Streep among others.

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