John Adams
He is one of America’s least understood and most underestimated Founding Fathers, the second President of the United States, John Adams. From HBO Films comes this sprawling seven-part miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government. Starring Paul Giamatti as Adams and Laura Linney as his wife Abigail, the miniseries chronicles the man who played a pivotal role in fostering the American Revolution and laying the building blocks of a republic—but whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. Also with Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane, David Morse, Danny Huston, Rufus Sewell, Sarah Polley, Justin Theroux and Guy Henry.
Episodes
Join or Die
Boston, 1770. In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre-a deadly street confrontation between American
Independence
Following a fruitless session of the Continental Congress, a sabbatical at Adams' Braintree farm is
Don't Tread On Me
1777. A new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary
Reunion
1781. Convalescing in Holland, Adams joyously learns the British surrendered to Washington at
Unite or Die
Elected America's first Vice President, Adams is scolded by Abigail for his vanity, and is
Unnecessary War
Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President Adams holds firm on keeping the
Peacefield
In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his
David McCullough: Painting With Words
Author/historian David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world, exhibiting the
Making 'John Adams'
Behind the scenes of HBO's 'John Adams,' an epic seven-part HBO Films miniseries event about the