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.
Dramaindependencebiographypresidentminiseries18th centuryusa historyfounding fathersamericaHBO
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and epic.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- 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
Crew
- Kirk EllisCreator
- Tom HooperDirector
- Kirk EllisWriter
- Melanie OliverEditor
- David CoatsworthProducer
- Steven ShareshianProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries7 eps · 2008
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