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Michael Douglas: ‘Franklin’ is ‘probably the best production I’ve been...
Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s new limited series “Franklin,” a project he was drawn to for one reason: tights. “I’m sort of at the point in my career where I’m trying different...
View ArticleMichael Douglas becomes Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s ‘Franklin’ trailer...
On Wednesday, Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for “Franklin,” a limited series starring Oscar and Emmy winner Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin. The historical drama premieres on April 12. The...
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What to watch this weekend April 12, 2024: TV awards contenders
Walton Goggins is no stranger to meaty roles he can make his own, and now the Emmy-nominated “Justified” actor is sinking his teeth into Amazon’s highly anticipated “Fallout,” an adaptation of the...
View ArticleJay Wadley (‘Franklin’ composer): Scoring the massive period drama was ‘a...
Composer Jay Wadley faced a daunting challenge when was hired to create the music for the new Apple TV + limited series “Franklin.” How was he going to create almost five hours of music– all fully...
View Article‘Franklin’ poised to strike Emmy gold
Apple TV+ is sure to perform well at this year’s Emmys with a number of shows strongly positioned including “Lessons in Chemistry,” “Sugar,” “Manhunt,” “The New Look,” and “Masters of the Air.” Well,...
View Article‘Franklin’ scene-stealer Noah Jupe could be Emmy bound
Apple TV’s new limited series, “Franklin,” takes an entertaining look at Benjamin Franklin and, in the hands of Oscar winner Michael Douglas, the man is one of the most watchable people on TV this...
View ArticleHey, Eddie Marsan: Playing John Adams is a great way to win an Emmy
Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air....
View ArticleTim Van Patten: ‘Franklin’ was ‘one of the most satisfying experiences’ in...
Tim Van Patten has directed individual episodes of some of the greatest television shows in recent history: “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood,” “Sex and the City” and “Game of Thrones,” just to name a few....
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What to watch this weekend May 17, 2024: TV awards contenders
The slow-moving first season of Amazon’s sci-fi Western “Outer Range,” ostensibly about a void in the middle of a pasture owned by Royal Abbott (Oscar nominee Josh Brolin), didn’t answer many (or...
View ArticleOlivier Bériot (‘Franklin’ costume designer): ‘I’ve never had the opportunity...
Costume designer Olivier Bériot might have had an advantage when designing the looks in “Franklin,” the Apple TV+ limited series about Benjamin Franklin‘s (Michael Douglas) negotiations with the...
View ArticleNoah Jupe (‘Franklin’) on the ‘incredible journey’ of playing the grandson of...
“I was sort of on the same journey as Temple, just maybe 300 years later,” declares Noah Jupe about the similarities between himself and the character of Temple Franklin on the Apple TV+ limited...
View ArticleKirk Ellis and Howard Korder (‘Franklin’ writers): ‘No one in this story was...
Writer and producer Kirk Ellis initially pitched his limited series “Franklin,” based on a biography by Stacy Schiff, as a cross between a John le Carré espionage novel and Ellis’s Emmy-winning...
View ArticleDan Weil (‘Franklin’ production designer): ‘I’m happy when people don’t know...
“I’m happy when people don’t know which one is a set and which one is a location,” declares production designer Dan Weil, whose work is on display in the Apple TV+ limited series “Franklin.” The...
View ArticleEmmy spotlight on Michael Douglas (‘Franklin’): ‘It’s Michael’s gifts and his...
It might have been a surprise to many when Oscar and Emmy winner Michael Douglas signed on to play American founding father Benjamin Franklin. The Oscar and Emmy winner doesn’t look much like Franklin,...
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