Why it may be worth watching
- John Adams combines Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.7/10 from 350 votes.
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John Adams
He united the states of America.
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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Paul GiamattiJohn Adams
Laura LinneyAbigail Adams
Stephen DillaneThomas Jefferson
Danny HustonSamuel Adams
David MorseGeorge Washington
Sarah PolleyAbigail Adams Smith
Tom WilkinsonBenjamin Franklin
Steven HinkleYoung John Quincy Adams
Madeline TaylorYoung Nabby Adams
John DossettBenjamin Rush
Ebon Moss-BachrachJohn Quincy Adams
Samuel BarnettThomas Adams
Andrew ScottColonel William Smith
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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independencebiographypresidentminiseries18th centuryusa historyfounding fathersamerica
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