John Adams

John Adams

2008/03/16 - 2008/04/20 • Ended • 1 Seasons • English

Drama
7.7

He United the States of America.

Overview

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.

Creator(s) : Kirk Ellis

Casts
Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

John Adams

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Abigail Adams

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Thomas Jefferson

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Samuel Adams

David Morse

David Morse

George Washington

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Abigail Adams Smith

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Benjamin Franklin

Steven Hinkle

Steven Hinkle

Young John Quincy Adams

Madeline Taylor

Madeline Taylor

Young Nabby Adams

John Dossett

John Dossett

Benjamin Rush

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

John Quincy Adams

Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett

Thomas Adams

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Colonel William Smith

Kevin Trainor

Kevin Trainor

Charles Adams

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Sally Smith Adams

Last Season
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Miniseries
Miniseries
7.8

2008/03/15 • 7 Episodes

Season 1 of John Adams premiered on March 15, 2008

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