Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2014)

Cast

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)
Peter Coyote

as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough as Self - Historian
David McCullough

as Self - Historian

Meryl Streep as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Meryl Streep

as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti

as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin as Self - Historian
Doris Kearns Goodwin

as Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow as James Roosevelt (voice)
John Lithgow

as James Roosevelt (voice)

Episodes

Get Action (1858-1901) poster

Get Action (1858-1901) 8.0

September 14, 2014

A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great l…

In the Arena (1901-1910) poster

In the Arena (1901-1910) 10.0

September 15, 2014

Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and ma…

The Fire of Life (1910-1919) poster

The Fire of Life (1910-1919) 9.0

September 16, 2014

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I…

The Storm (1920-1933) poster

The Storm (1920-1933) 10.0

September 17, 2014

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates …

The Rising Road (1933-1939) poster

The Rising Road (1933-1939) 10.0

September 18, 2014

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depr…

The Common Cause (1939-1944) poster

The Common Cause (1939-1944) 10.0

September 19, 2014

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Ja…

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962) poster

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962) 10.0

September 20, 2014

Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peac…