John Adams
First aired
March 16, 2008
Ended
Avg. episode: 65m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Paul Giamatti
John Adams
Laura Linney
Abigail Adams
Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson
Danny Huston
Samuel Adams
David Morse
George Washington
Sarah Polley
Abigail Adams Smith
Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin
Steven Hinkle
Young John Quincy Adams
Madeline Taylor
Young Nabby Adams
John Dossett
Benjamin Rush
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Barnett
Thomas Adams
Andrew Scott
Colonel William Smith
Kevin Trainor
Charles Adams
Mamie Gummer
Sally Smith Adams
Tom Hooper
Director
- KE
Kirk Ellis
Writer
Media
Seasons 2
Specials
Miniseries
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