TV series

John Adams

He united the states of America.

2008★ 7.7 · 336Ended1 seasonDrama

Overview

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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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

Crew

Tom Hanks
Executive Producer

David Coatsworth
Producer

Gary Goetzman
Executive Producer

Steven Shareshian
Producer

David Crank
Supervising Art Director

Melanie Oliver
Editor

Kathy Lucas
Set Decoration

David McCullough
Book

Kirk Ellis
Writer

Tom Hooper
Director

W. Steven Graham
Art Direction

Kathleen Chopin
Casting

Seasons

Specials

Episodes: 2

Miniseries

Episodes: 7

Information

Community

7.7/ 10

336 TMDB votes

7.7

Created by: Kirk Ellis

First air date: 2008-03-16

Show status: Ended

Genres

Drama

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