Ben Franklin Has Some Bleak Views On Marriage In Franklin Episode 5 Clip

Summary Franklin on Apple TV+ sheds light on the strategic alliances that shaped America's independence in an engaging and relatable manner.

The series aims to paint a more complete picture of Benjamin Franklin, challenging common perceptions of the Founding Father.

Franklin, alongside other Apple TV+ historical dramas, offers viewers a contained story that educates and entertains in small doses.

Apple TV+’s winning historical miniseries Franklin continues to illuminate the life and times of its titular Founding Father, and Screen Rant has a clip from the show’s fifth episode. The 8-episode series dramatizes the fateful trip Franklin took to France in hopes of securing the alliance that would eventually help Britain’s North American colonies win freedom and become the United States of America. Through it all, the series explores who Franklin was as a person thanks in large part to a strong performance by series star and executive producer Michael Douglas.

Alliances are on the mind in the clip Screen Rant is happy to debut from Franklin episode 5. It features the Founding Father proposing a strategic marriage between his son, William Franklin, and a prospective ally. Take a look at the clip and get ready for the episode, the logline of which also promises rising tensions between Franklin and John Adams and an assertion of power by Madame Brillon.

Franklin Proves Apple TV+ Has Quietly Become A Go-To Platform For Historical TV

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Screen Rant’s glowing review of Franklin praises a show that immerses audiences in its period setting and tells its story in an engaging and relatable manner. Alongside other current Apple TV+ historical dramas, Franklin appears to be even more, pointing to the platform’s interest in bringing compelling historical dramas to the small screen. Franklin aims to turn its subject into a deeper, more well-rounded figure than general knowledge may have the average person believe, but it’s not the only recent Apple TV+ series accomplishing that task.

Franklin’s cast of characters introduces viewers to the people the politician interacted with daily, similar to how Apple TV+’s John Wilkes Booth miniseries Manhunt details the people and world around Abraham Lincoln’s killer. Both shows aim to expand the narrative around a well-known, but less-understood, historical figure, and together help to paint a more complete (though slightly fictionalized) picture of the first hundred years of the United States of America. As miniseries, both shows also offer viewers a contained story that tells a complete narrative—perfect for expanding or cultivating a thirst for knowledge of American history in smaller doses.

Apple TV+’s recent historical bent extends beyond the beginning of the United States with shows like Masters of the Air. Franklin’s George Washington quote touches on the brutal nature and dire struggle of the Revolutionary War, but Masters of the Air showcases the heroic and heartbreaking exploits of World War II pilots in the 100th Bomb Group, also known as The Bloody Hundredth. Together, Franklin and these other Apple TV+ shows make the platform a go-to place to learn more about pivotal figures of the American experiment.

New episodes of Franklin release on Fridays on Apple TV+.