First Look: Rob Lowe Narrates New Historical Docudrama on 250th Anniversary of Boston Tea Party (Exclusive)

Rob Lowe is honoring the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party as the host and executive producer of a new, four-part docudrama titled Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party, premiering Nov. 19 on Fox Nation.

In the series, Lowe describes how American patriots fought "the most powerful empire in the world" when, in 1773, they rallied the unruly city of Boston to take a stand against British tyranny. Lowe's connection to the pivotal rebellion is personal, as a descendant of one of its participants.

"My own great-, great-, great-, great, great-grandfather was one of those patriots," Lowe, who stars in and produces FOX’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, says. "A Hessian soldier commissioned to fight with the British, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Trenton, switched sides and went on to fight for the American cause. Just one of the countless stories that make up this rich tapestry of our nation's past."

Throughout the series, Lowe narrates as actors reenact the events leading up to what would become one of the most consequential moments in American history: a political protest at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, when American colonists, frustrated with Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

One scene, previewed in an exclusive clip below, reimagines that night, depicting Samuel Adams — one of the country's founding fathers — distracting members of the British Army stationed in Boston as a group of patriots unboxed the tea to throw into the water.

The rebellion, Lowe says in a trailer for the series, was one that "broke the rules, defied an empire, and set the stage for a revolution."

"This was the spark that lit the torch of liberty ... In one night, they showed the world that free people could rise up against unchecked power," he continues.

As Lowe notes in the show, the protest "changed everything," with patriots across the then-13 colonies ultimately rallying to fight for independence in what would lead to the start of the American Revolution, which began in earnest in April 1775.

One year later, on July 4, 1776, the U.S. would declare independence, becoming the first nation-state founded on the principles of unalienable natural rights.

Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party premieres Sunday, Nov. 19, on Fox Nation, featuring on-screen narration by Rob Lowe.