The American Revolution is a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt that premieres on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The series will air on PBS for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21. Join us at the FIA for a sneak peak of this special program!

The American Revolution examines how America's founding turned the world upside-down. Thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic Coast rose in rebellion, won their independence, and established a new form of government that radically reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the glob. An expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States of America, the film follows dozens of figures form a wide variety of backgrounds.