Michael Douglas is cast as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV + short series about Franklin’s diplomatic mission to France during the American Revolution

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he perfect choice for Ben Franklin. Michael Douglas is capable of portraying an intellectual and can convincingly sling d*ck on screen.

Michael Douglas to Play Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ Series

'John Adams' Emmy winner Kirk Ellis is writing the limited drama about the founding father's time in France.

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Franklin was close to being a international celebrity as you could get at the time and he was apparently comfortable in the decadent French society while he was also an American patriot. While he is quoted as saying "we must hang together or surely we will hang separately" you have to wonder if his presence in France was a hedge against the Revolution's possible failure.