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Power changes everything

The Current War

6.720181h 48mPG-13

DramaHistory

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

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CAST

The people behind the story

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict CumberbatchThomas Edison

Michael Shannon

Michael ShannonGeorge Westinghouse

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas HoultNikola Tesla

Katherine Waterston

Katherine WaterstonMarguerite Westinghouse

Tom Holland

Tom HollandSamuel Insull

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew MacfadyenJ.P. Morgan

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence MiddletonMary Edison

Stanley Townsend

Stanley TownsendFranklin Pope