Adams, Hancock, Revere…Their Rebellious Story of America’s Fight for Freedom Told in…SONS OF LIBERTY starring Ben Barnes
Adams,
Hancock, Revere…Their Rebellious Story of America’s Fight for
Freedom Told in…
SONS OF LIBERTY
New Three-Night Scripted Miniseries Premieres
Sunday, January 25, at 9 p.m. on HISTORY®
SONS OF LIBERTY
New Three-Night Scripted Miniseries Premieres
Sunday, January 25, at 9 p.m. on HISTORY®
New
York, NY – November 4, 2014 – HISTORY premieres its newest
scripted miniseries, SONS
OF LIBERTY, on January 25, 26 and 27 at 9 p.m.
The three-night, six-hour event follows a defiant and radical group
of young men – Sam Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and
Dr. Joseph Warren – as they band together in secrecy to change the
course of history and make America a nation.
The
Sons of Liberty sparked a revolution. The cast depicting them
includes Ben
Barnes
(The
Chronicles of Narnia)
as
Sam Adams,
a natural-born leader with charisma and a penchant for mischief;
Ryan
Eggold
(The
Blacklist)
as
Dr. Joseph Warren,
a doctor and man of conscience and integrity;
Michael Raymond-James
(Jack
Reacher,
Terriers,
True
Blood)
as
Paul Revere,
a veteran who wholeheartedly joins forces with Sam Adams; Rafe
Spall
(Prometheus,
Life
of Pi)
as
John Hancock,
the wealthiest man in Boston at the time; and Henry
Thomas (E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial,
Gangs
of New York,
Legends of the Fall)
as
John Adams,
a lawyer and the conservative, smart cousin of Sam Adams. Also
featured are Marton
Csokas (The
Equalizer,
The Lord of the Rings,
Rogue)
as the ferocious General
Thomas Gage,
who is sent to handle the colonial unrest in Boston; Emily
Berrington
(24:
Live Another Day)
as Margaret
Gage;
Jason
O’Mara
(The
Good Wife,
Terra
Nova,
Life
on Mars)
as General
George
Washington;
and Dean
Norris
(Breaking
Bad,
Under
the Dome,
Men, Women & Children)
as the brilliant yet mischievous diplomat Benjamin
Franklin.
Calling
themselves the Sons
of Liberty,
they light the spark that ignited our revolution. While many of their
names have become legendary, this group of young rebels didn’t
start off as noble patriots. They were a new generation of young
American men from varied backgrounds, struggling to find purpose in
their lives. They were looking for equality, but they found something
greater: independence.
SONS
OF LIBERTY is a dramatic interpretation of events that sparked a
revolution. For historical information about the Sons of Liberty and
the era of the American revolution, please go to history.com.
SONS
OF LIBERTY is produced by A+E Studios in association with Stephen
David Entertainment for HISTORY. Kari Skogland (Boardwalk
Empire, Vikings,
Fifty Dead Men Walking)
is set to helm. Title
theme by Academy Award®
winner Hans Zimmer.
Written by Stephen David
and David C. White. Russ McCarroll and Elaine Frontain Bryant are
executive producers for HISTORY. Stephen David and Matthew Gross also
serve as executive producers.
A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights to Sons
of Liberty and will
distribute it under the A+E Studios International™
banner.
About
HISTORY®
HISTORY®, now reaching more than 96 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. he network’s all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers®, American Restoration™, Ax Men™, Counting Cars™, Pawn Stars® and Swamp People® as well as HISTORY®’s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible, The Men Who Built America and the Emmy® Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us® and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY® website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY®’s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.
HISTORY®, now reaching more than 96 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. he network’s all-original programming slate, including scripted event programming, features a roster of hit series including American Pickers®, American Restoration™, Ax Men™, Counting Cars™, Pawn Stars® and Swamp People® as well as HISTORY®’s first scripted series Vikings, and epic miniseries and special programming such as The Bible, The Men Who Built America and the Emmy® Award-winning Hatfields & McCoys, Gettysburg, Vietnam in HD, America The Story of Us® and 102 Minutes That Changed America. The HISTORY® website is the leading online resource for all things history, and in 2011, the United States Library of Congress selected HISTORY®’s Civil War 150 site for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the American Civil War sesquicentennial. www.history.com.
About
A+E Studios
A+E Studios is the studio unit of the award-winning global media company A+E Networks, LLC. A+E Studios creates, produces and distributes high quality scripted programming across all networks and platforms in the A+E Networks portfolio, including A&E Network, Lifetime, History, LMN, FYI, H2 and A&E IndieFilms. A+E Studios is currently in production on "The Returned," a new series inspired by the internationally acclaimed French hit "Les Revenant," for A&E Network; and "Un-Real," an original series for Lifetime. A+E Studios’ "Houdini," a four-hour event for History, aired in the fall of 2014.
A+E Studios is the studio unit of the award-winning global media company A+E Networks, LLC. A+E Studios creates, produces and distributes high quality scripted programming across all networks and platforms in the A+E Networks portfolio, including A&E Network, Lifetime, History, LMN, FYI, H2 and A&E IndieFilms. A+E Studios is currently in production on "The Returned," a new series inspired by the internationally acclaimed French hit "Les Revenant," for A&E Network; and "Un-Real," an original series for Lifetime. A+E Studios’ "Houdini," a four-hour event for History, aired in the fall of 2014.
About
Stephen David EntertainmentStephen
David Entertainment (SDE) is an Emmy® Award-winning New York based
production company. The company counts The
Men Who Built America and
The World Wars
among its popular event series. In the five years since its
inception, SDE has developed numerous docudrama mini-series and
specials frequently utilizing CGI and state-of-the art technology.
SDE is currently in productions on shows for HISTORY and Xbox.
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