The American Revolution: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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, our six-part, twelve-hour series on America's founding struggle, 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. By weaving together accounts of American political leaders and their British counterparts with the perspectives of the so-called ordinary people who waged and witnessed war, The American Revolution will be an expansive, evenhanded look at the virtues and the contradictions in the fight for independence and the birth of the United States.

Series details

• Title: The American Revolution
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2025-11-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 119 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 82956
• IMDb ID: tt35328184
• TVDB ID: 394990

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Coyote — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-11-16; final listed air date 2025-11-16; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The American Revolution on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.