'Franklin' Trailer: See Michael Douglas Embody Benjamin Franklin Amid the American Revolution

Michael Douglas is taking on the role of a founding father in his upcoming miniseries, Franklin.

The eight-episode Apple TV+ series, which premieres April 12, focuses on Benjamin Franklin's time in France amid the American Revolution. Franklin and his grandson, William Temple Franklin (played by A Quiet Place's Noah Jupe), traveled to France to petition for the country's support in the war against Great Britain.

"Without your aid," Douglas' founding father warns in the trailer, "the United States will end before it has begun."

And while we obviously know the outcome of the hard-fought war for independence, Franklin takes a closer look at the more intimate inner workings of Franklin's campaign -- including his clandestine scheming and well-documented affairs.

"This is a dangerous game," Franklin is cautioned in the clip, to which he replies, "Then it's just the sort of game I like."

Watch the trailer below:

The series -- adapted from A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Stacy Schiff -- also stars Marc Duret, Ludivine Sagnier, Thibault de Montalembert, Daniel Mays, Assaad Bouab, Eddie Marsan, Jeanne Balibar, Théodore Pellerin and John Hollingworth.

Franklin premieres April 12 on Apple TV+ with its first three episodes. Subsequent episodes will drop weekly on Fridays.

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