John Adams - Season 1 - Eps 1: Join or Die

2008-03-1668 min⭐ 7.7/10

In an emotionally charged trial John Adams defends the British sentries involved in the Boston Massacre who contend they were provoked into firing on the assembled crowd. John's success brings him offers of positions in the Massachusetts government. But after John Hancock rouses a crowd to tar and feather a representative of the British East India Tea Company and the British respond to the growing unrest with oppressive measures, John instead speaks against the British policies and chooses to represent Massachusetts in the Continental Congress.

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About John Adams

John Adams

Title: John Adams

First Air Date: 2008-03-16

Last Air Date: 2008-04-20

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.7/10 (from 306 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 7

Network: HBO

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Mid Atlantic Films, Playtone, HBO Films, High Noon Productions

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.

Cast

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

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