Name: Independence Dawn
Released: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jonathan Bayer

TV Show · Documentary · History

Drawing from military pension files, ordinary individuals describe how they fight, suffer and persevere through a harrowing historical conflict. The narrative tracks unsung historical figures as they struggle to forge a new republic.

2026 · 45m

Starring Jonathan Bayer

EPISODE 1

Traitor or Patriot

Untold stories from everyday Americans tell the story of a war that forced everyone to take sides. Would they be traitors? Or Patriots? As the conflict escalates, the Declaration of Independence gives them a cause-and a country-to fight for.
EPISODE 2

The Pursuit of Freedom

The Declaration changes the scope of the war. As fighting spreads throughout the colonies, from fixed battles to guerrilla warfare, Patriots-including women and Black men-wonder what Independence will truly mean for them.