TV Shows/The American Revolution/Season 1/S01E02

S01E02 – An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)

S01E02

3.6/ 1017 Nov 2025124 min

An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)

The American Revolution – Season 1

Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.

Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

George Washington (voice)

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Percy / John Burgoyne / Banastre Tarleton / Comte de Vergennes (voice)

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Abigail Adams (voice)

Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson

John Murray / John Jones / John Purrier / Martin Hunter / William Harcourt (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

John Adams (voice)

Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman

Phillis Wheatley (voice)

Charlotte Hacke

Charlotte Hacke

Friederike Riedesel / Hannah Davis / Lucy Knox / Martha Reeves (voice)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

(voice)

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