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The American Revolution

The American Revolution (2025)

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Overview
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
Status: Returning Series
Director: Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein
Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward
Creator: Ken Burns

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Top Cast

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries
3.8
20256 Episodes
Ken Burns' six-part film on the American Revolution.

Official Videos

The American Revolution Extended Trailer | Premieres Nov. 16 on PBS | Ken Burns Documentary Series
The American Revolution Extended Trailer | Premieres Nov. 16 on PBS | Ken Burns Documentary Series