John Adams (2008)
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.
- First aired
- 2008-03-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Seasons
- 1 (7 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Kirk Ellis
- Directed / written by
- Tom Hooper
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 350 votes
Cast
- Paul Giamatti as John Adams
- Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
- Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
- Danny Huston as Samuel Adams
- David Morse as George Washington
- Sarah Polley as Abigail Adams Smith
- Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
- Steven Hinkle as Young John Quincy Adams
- Madeline Taylor as Young Nabby Adams
- John Dossett as Benjamin Rush
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as John Quincy Adams
- Samuel Barnett as Thomas Adams
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