《亞伯拉罕林肯》講述美國標誌性的第16任總統的真實故事。一個希望留下深遠影響的年輕人，領導美國度過最大危機。將他生命中重要的時刻與權威歷史學家和公眾人物的評論交織在一起，包括前總統歐巴馬在內。背景是因奴隸制問題而日益破裂的國家，隨著戰爭的肆虐，加上法雷迪道格拉斯等廢奴主義者的努力和影響，他開始重視抓住眼前的機會，結束美國奴隸制。
"Abraham Lincoln" tells the true story of America's iconic 16th president. Across three two-hour episodes, the mini-series immerses viewers into the world and story of Abe before Lincoln. A young man looking to make his mark, who grows into the man who puts himself in position to lead the young United States through its' greatest crisis. By weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures, including former President Barack Obama, the series is a portrait of Lincoln determined to leave his mark on the world. The series chronicles the evolution of Abraham Lincoln as a man and as a thinker against the backdrop of a nation increasingly torn over the issue of slavery. As the war rages on, the series shows how, in part due to the efforts and influence of abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, he comes to value the importance of seizing the moment at hand to end slavery in America, once and for all.
