The American Revolution
The American Revolution

Series·2025·1 Season

The American Revolution

Created By

Ken Burns

Country

US

Language

English

Episodes

6

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The Story

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.

Written By

Geoffrey C. Ward

Producer

Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein

Themes

american revolutionrevolutionary wardetachedamericaintrospectivedocumentaryhistoryamerican historyapologeticembarrassed

Production House

Florentine Films

Audience Score

57%

38 votes

Skip15%
Timepass35%
Go for it34%
Perfection16%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

// crew

Crew

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Director, Producer, Executive Producer

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

Sarah Botstein

Producer, Director

Salimah Al-Amin

Producer

David Schmidt

Director

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