The Bastard(1978)

The Bastard is a historical drama following Phillipe Charboneau, an illegitimate son of an English duke who journeys from France to England seeking his rightful inheritance. His arrival triggers fierce opposition from his father's family, forcing him to flee across the Atlantic to America. There, Charboneau becomes entangled in the turbulent events that ignite the American Revolution. The series traces his transformation from a desperate exile into a man caught between nations and ideologies, as personal ambition collides with the birth of a new nation. Spanning continents and decades, it explores themes of identity, legitimacy, and the cost of revolution through one man's extraordinary journey.