John Adams

John Adams (2008)

TV-14Drama1 hour
77%
User score

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Description

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.

David McCullough
Book
Tom Hooper
Director
Kirk Ellis
Writer

Actors

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
Status

Ended

Network
John Adams
Type

Miniseries

Original language

English

Keywords
independencepresidentminiseries18th centuryusa historyfounding fathers