THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt on new PBS docuseries

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/18/2025
George Washington Crossing the Delaware; By: Emanuel Leutze; 1851 from | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | ©2025 PBS

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is a twelve-hour, six-part documentary series about the founding of the United States, premiering on PBS Sunday, November 16 and running through Friday, November 21. It will be available in 4K on PBS and the PBS app. Directed and produced by the prolific Ken Burns and his frequent collaborators Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt, and written by Geoffrey C. Ward, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION delves deep into many aspects of the American colonies’ efforts to break ties with England. Burns, Botstein and Schmidt come together for a Zoom press conference to answer questions about THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, […]Read On »


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TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES: The creator and executive producer talk spy thriller – Exclusive Interview (Reprint)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/26/2021
Kevin McNally as Judge Woodhull , Burn Gorman as Major Hewlett and Jamie Bell as Abe Woodhull in TURN - Season 1 | ©2014 AMC/ Frank Ockenfels 3

TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES originally ran for four seasons, 2014-2017, on AMC. The series is now available in its entirety on Netflix. Based on historian Alexander Rose’s nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES, TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES is a thriller set during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington has a network of spies working for him against the British. An initially reluctant recruit to this cause is cabbage farmer Abe Woodhull, played by Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOTT). This is a reprint of our interview that originally ran on May 8, 2014. Following a Q&A panel held by AMC for the Television Critics Association, author […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Jamie Bell talks TURN Season 1 and more

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/08/2014
Jamie Bell in TURN - Season 1 | ©2014 AMC

In TURN, based on Alexander Rose’s nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES, Jamie Bell stars as historical figure Abraham Woodhull. Abe is a cabbage farmer living in the American colonies in the eighteenth century when war breaks out. Abe initially wants to stay out of the conflict, but he’s recruited by his friend Ben Talmadge (Seth Numrich) to join the Culper Ring, a band of spies who answer to General George Washington. The AMC series has its first-season finale Sunday, June 8, at 9 PM. AMC has presented a Q&A panel at the Pasadena Langham Huntington Hotel for the Television Critics Association […]Read On »


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