Washington
The story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common cause. How a once-loyal British subject rises to battle an empire in a liberty-or-death campaign to forge a new nation. And then how, at the zenith of his power, the victorious general voluntarily steps down, becoming what King George III would call “the greatest man in the world.”
Cast
Nicholas Rowe
George Washington
Jeff Daniels
Self - Narrator
Hainsley Lloyd Bennett
William Lee
Nia Roberts
Martha Washington
Joanne Freeman
Self - Yale University
Alan Taylor
Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Joseph Ellis
Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Alexis Coe
Self - George Washington Biographer
Ed Lengel
Self - George Washington Biographer
Douglas Bradburn
Self - President & CEO, Mount Vernon
Nathaniel Philbrick
Self - National Book Award-Winning Author
Colin Powell
Self
Annette Gordon-Reed
Self - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
H.W. Brands
Self - University of Texas at Austin
Bill Clinton
Self
Seasons
E1Loyal Subject
Feb 16, 2020
Sent by the British to deliver an ultimatum, the inexperienced young officer learns a hard lesson about leadership when his failures in the field inadvertently kick off a world war.
E2Rebel Commander
Feb 17, 2020
As the American colonies make their final break, their newly minted commander-in-chief realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task in fighting the most powerful armed force in the world with an undisciplined ragtag group of soldiers.
E3Father of His Country
Feb 18, 2020
The Revolution has been won, but as warring nations attack America's borders and uprisings threaten from within, Washington builds the new United States up with his bare hands while enduring treachery and personal attacks.
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The story of how a fatherless young soldier full of personal ambition becomes a leader of men willing to sacrifice all for the common cause. How a once-loyal British subject rises to battle an empire in a liberty-or-death campaign to forge a new nation. And then how, at the zenith of his power, the victorious general voluntarily steps down, becoming what King George III would call “the greatest man in the world.”
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