Director: Tim Van Patten
Michael Douglas voices a young turtle finding his footing in "Franklin," a 2024 animated family series built for viewers who grew up on the storybook character.
What is Franklin about?
Franklin is still growing, still learning, and still figuring out how the world around his pond works. Each episode follows the turtle through small, relatable dilemmas rendered at kid-friendly scale, the kind of everyday friction that shapes a young character's sense of right and wrong. The tone stays gentle and the humor stays light, with Michael Douglas and Noah Jupe lending voices to a cast built for family viewing rather than spectacle. At roughly 23 minutes per episode, the series is sized for short attention spans without rushing its lessons.
Cast & crew
Michael Douglas takes a voice role well outside his usual dramatic range, joined by Noah Jupe in a cast assembled for a family animation aimed squarely at younger viewers. Director Tim Van Patten oversees a production built around warmth rather than edge.
Context & significance
"Franklin" belongs to the Animation, Comedy and Family categories, a combination that signals broad appeal across age groups rather than a niche audience. It holds a 6.4 rating on IMDb and runs as a series of short, self-contained episodes set in the United States, following a well-worn tradition of gentle animal-led children's storytelling. The short episode length makes it easy to slot into a bedtime or after-school routine, and each installment tends to resolve its small conflict before the credits, leaving nothing unfinished for younger viewers to worry about.
Where & how to watch
"Franklin" is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking families follow the young turtle's episodes together. The page is free to read for anyone; streaming the episodes themselves only requires logging into a K-Time account, on a platform built around a Farsi-first viewing experience for the diaspora. Parents can browse episode details and check content before deciding what to watch with younger viewers.