FDR
2023 · History · 120 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Arsenal of Democracy
Thu, 1 June, 10:00 am
Franklin rallies the industrial might of the nation and leads the Allied forces through the darkest days of the war.
About
FDR is executive produced by world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin, Academy Award-nominated producer Bradley Cooper, under his production company Lea Pictures, and Academy Award-winning creative production company RadicalMedia, in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment.
The new three-night documentary event will provide an epic portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, unpacking how his own fight with polio prepared him for the challenges of leading the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. Based upon Goodwin's New York Times bestseller, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, viewers will experience a most harrowing, yet heroic time in history when through grit, commitment and shared sacrifice FDR was the right man at the right time to lead the U.S. and the allied nations, projecting confidence in himself and America.
Episodes
- E01
Nothing to Fear
Tue, 30 May· 123 minFranklin Roosevelt overcomes crushing personal setbacks and leads the nation through the Great Depression with optimism, energy, and a firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
- E02
Rendezvous with Destiny
Wed, 31 May· 127 minAs Hitler sweeps across Europe, Franklin prepares a reluctant nation for war. Following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, he leads America into the greatest conflict the world has ever seen.
- E03
Arsenal of Democracy
Thu, 1 June· 125 minFranklin rallies the industrial might of the nation and leads the Allied forces through the darkest days of the war.
Cast
Christian McKay
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alice Bounsall
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rufus Jones
Theodore Roosevelt