Benjamin Franklin - Apple TV Series Shooting in Paris
Breaking news!!! Benjamin Franklin is back in Paris!
There has been shooting at the Palais-Royal lately as well as Versailles! Here are some pics from the set on Rue de Beaujolais (back of Palais-Royal).
Apparently, this is for an Apple TV series of 8 episodes, focusing on the years Benjamin Franklin spent in Paris from 1778 through 1785 when he was sent as commissioner seeking diplomatic, financial, military help from King Louis XVI.
The series are based on the book "A great improvisation: Franklin, France and the birth of America" by Stacy Schiff. It is Michael Douglas who plays the Founding Father.