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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
Mar 16, 2008
Last Aired
Apr 20, 2008
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Studio
Mid Atlantic Films, Playtone, HBO Films, High Noon Productions
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Giamatti
John Adams
L
Laura Linney
Abigail Adams
S
Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson
Danny Huston
Samuel Adams
D
David Morse
George Washington
S
Sarah Polley
Abigail Adams Smith
T
Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin
S
Steven Hinkle
Young John Quincy Adams
M
Madeline Taylor
Young Nabby Adams
J
John Dossett
Benjamin Rush
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
John Quincy Adams
S
Samuel Barnett
Thomas Adams
A
Andrew Scott
Colonel William Smith
K
Kevin Trainor
Charles Adams
M
Mamie Gummer
Sally Smith Adams
