John Adams

Drama2008TV-147 episodes1 seasonMiniseries

Tagline: He United the States of America.

First aired: 2008-03-16

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Kirk Ellis

Casting

  • Danny Huston
    Samuel Adams
  • Paul Giamatti
    John Adams
  • David Morse
    George Washington
  • Laura Linney
    Abigail Adams
  • Sarah Polley
    Abigail Adams Smith
  • Stephen Dillane
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Scott
    Colonel William Smith
  • Mamie Gummer
    Sally Smith Adams
  • Samuel Barnett
    Thomas Adams