FDR

★ 6.8•2023•1 Seasons•

DocumentaryWar & Politics

The new 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.

Top Cast

Christian McKay

Franklin D. Roosevelt

A

Alice Bounsall

Eleanor Roosevelt

Rufus Jones

Theodore Roosevelt

A

Adrian Galley

Jazzara Jaslyn

Pierre Malherbe

R

Rupert Anderson

A

Anthony C. Hyde

Jacques Adriaanse

Sean Cameron Michael

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self - President of US (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self - Prime Minister of UK (archive footage)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self - First Lady US (archive footage)

Episodes

Season:

1. Nothing to Fear

85m

Franklin 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.

Aired: 5/29/2023

2. Rendezvous With Destiny

87m

As 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.