Apple TV+'s Lincoln's Dilemma will offer something new to people who think they know everything about Abraham Lincoln

Esquire

"While there's no shortage of Abraham Lincoln biographies out there, very few trace the former president's evolution on the issue of slavery as closely and compassionately as Lincoln's Dilemma," says Abigail Covington. "Even the most devoted amateur historians will learn something new from this series. Directed by Barak Goodman and Jacqueline Olive and available in four installments on Apple+, Lincoln’s Dilemma revisits America’s Civil War era, paying particular attention to President Lincoln’s journey towards embracing emancipation. At the heart of Lincoln’s Dilemma is an effort to undo two centuries worth of hagiography that the series contends has flattened this deeply enigmatic president into a two-dimensional character, as uncomplicated and convenient as a superhero. It’s a mighty and necessary goal, one that the docuseries achieves—then overcomplicates." 

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