| Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | Eleanor Roosevelt (voice) | 7 |
| John Lithgow | James Roosevelt (voice) | 7 |
| Edward Herrmann | Franklin Roosevelt (voice) | 7 |
| Paul Giamatti | Theodore Roosevelt (voice) | 7 |
| Peter Coyote | Narrator (voice) | 7 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) | 7 |