They introduced me…David Donald, who was one of the great Lincoln scholars…introduced me to his library.
“I hadn’t studied the 19th century, and the incredible thing I found was that the Lincoln scholars were so hopeful. And then, I wanted to throw all that away and cross-reference it with my own research and connection.”ĭoris Kearns Goodwin confessed that initially the thought of writing about the “Moby Dick of American history” was scary, yet she found Lincoln scholars to be extraordinarily helpful. “I also am a painter and I felt like, in a way, there’s a world where people paint to figure out how to paint like a master. I was terrified that I would be in the wake of Daniel Day-Lewis, so I had to figure out how to take that on,” explained Sibley. During the TCA panel, Sibley revealed he didn’t watch any films or series to prepare to play the iconic politician. Sibley plays Lincoln from age 21 through his death at age 56.
I think that’s what makes him so accessible, and like Doris says, companionable.” There’s a sense of humility that goes to that. Graham Sibley added, “I think someone who struggles with depression and finds respite in humor is something that is so humble. He loses that first race for the senate – two races for the senate, a first race for the state legislature – but he keeps going and he finally wins.” “He’s got all sorts of depression that he’s suffering with his entire life, but humor is the way that he gets his resilience back. “You see a man who’s contradictory about whether he’s going to go for emancipation or whether he just is going to go for the union,” said Goodwin. It will help audiences have a better understanding of what makes Lincoln such a fascinating historical figure. The miniseries will mix interviews with experts, archival photos, and Lincoln’s own writings to paint a fuller picture of our 16th president’s personality.Įxecutive producer Doris Kearns Goodwin and Graham Sibley joined executive producer Dave Sirulnick for the 2022 Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour to discuss making the seven-and-a-half-hour docuseries.ĭoris Kearns Goodwin said the miniseries examines Abraham Lincoln from young adulthood through his death.
The three-night documentary miniseries premieres on Sunday, Februand features Emmy Award nominee Graham Sibley ( Dark/Web) as President Lincoln.Ībraham Lincoln is based on Goodwin’s Leadership: In Turbulent Times and fleshes out many aspects of Lincoln’s incredible life. History’s latest collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin focuses on the United States’ beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Graham Sibley as Abraham Lincoln in the documentary event, ‘Abraham Lincoln’ (Photo by: Joe Alblas / The HISTORY© Channel)
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