The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
The RailsplitterThrough a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Abraham Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world. He rises to become President of a nation on the verge of tearing itself apart.
A President at War
E2
A President at WarWith the Civil War fully underway, Abraham Lincoln is forced to quickly learn how to manage a military as Commander in Chief. He comes to see only one path through the war: Emancipation.
Saving the Union
E3
Saving the UnionAs casualties mount in the raging Civil War, Abraham Lincoln seeks a general who can end it once and for all. When the end draws near, he begins to think about what comes next for the nation and its former slaves.
Cast of Season 1
Graham SibleyAbraham Lincoln
André JacobsGideon Welles
Jenny SteadMary Todd Lincoln
Colin MossWilliam Seward
Luke TylerJohn Hay
Stefan AdegbolaFrederick Douglass
Edward J. PepperellAlonzo Draper
Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf (Commentary) / Writer
Barack ObamaSelf (Commentary)
Ted WidmerSelf (Commentary)
Mary Frances BerrySelf (Commentary)
Harold HolzerSelf (Commentary)
Greg JacksonSelf (Commentary)
Christy ColemanSelf (Commentary)
Allen C. GuelzoSelf (Commentary)
Richard BlackettSelf (Commentary)
Caroline E. JanneySelf (Commentary)
Stephen AronSelf (Commentary)
Malcolm VenvilleDirector
Eli LehrerProducer
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