John Adams

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.

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Streaming on

• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• YouTube TV↗
• HBO Max↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  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

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