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Set during one of the most decisive moments in world history, Franklin follows the extraordinary diplomatic mission of Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas), who travels to France in 1776 to secure support for the struggling American colonies during the Revolutionary War. At the age of 70 and with no formal diplomatic training, Franklin must rely on his intelligence, charm, wit, and scientific reputation to negotiate with the French monarchy while navigating political conspiracies, British spies, and rival diplomats. Accompanying him is his ambitious grandson Temple Franklin (Noah Jupe), whose coming-of-age journey mirrors the birth of a new nation. Along the way, Franklin forms strategic relationships with influential figures including Comte de Vergennes, John Adams, Madame Brillon, Beaumarchais, Madame Helvétius, and Marquis de Lafayette. Rather than focusing on battlefield action, the series explores how diplomacy, persuasion, and political strategy shaped the future of the United States. Based on Stacy Schiff's Pulitzer Prize-winning book A Great Improvisation, the series presents Franklin as more than a founding father—he is portrayed as a brilliant negotiator, inventor, and visionary whose greatest achievement occurred far from America.