FDR

About

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.

All Seasons

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Season 12023

8.51743

	Ep	Title	Rating	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Nothing to Fear	8.4	65	—
▶	2	Rendezvous with Destiny	8.6	55	—
▶	3	Arsenal of Democracy	8.6	54	—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Christian McKay Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D Roosevelt

Alice Bounsall Eleanor Roosevelt

Pierre Malherbe Louis Howe

Amy Louise Wilson Missy LeHand

Anthony C. Hyde Harry Hopkins

Ben Albertyn Jimmy Roosevelt

Aubrey Shelton Harold Ickes

Wayne Harrison Steve Early

David Bennie Jim Farley

Jacques Adriaanse Secret Service Agent

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