The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

About This Series

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a documentary and history series created by Ken Burns. Its leading cast includes Peter Coyote, David McCullough and Meryl Streep. It premiered on September 14, 2014 on PBS. TMDB lists 1 season and 7 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Teaser

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Cast

• Peter Coyote Narrator (voice) 7 episodes
• David McCullough Self - Historian 7 episodes
• Meryl Streep Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) 7 episodes
• Edward Herrmann Franklin Roosevelt (voice) 7 episodes
• Paul Giamatti Theodore Roosevelt (voice) 7 episodes
• Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) 7 episodes
• Doris Kearns Goodwin Self - Historian 7 episodes
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) 7 episodes
• John Lithgow James Roosevelt (voice) 7 episodes
• Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage) 7 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries2014 · 7 episodes