
John Adams (2008)
Drama
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.
Creator: Kirk Ellis
The Cast

Paul Giamatti
John Adams

Laura Linney
Abigail Adams

Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson

Danny Huston
Samuel Adams

David Morse
George Washington

Sarah Polley
Abigail Adams Smith

Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin

Steven Hinkle
Young John Quincy Adams

Madeline Taylor
Young Nabby Adams

John Dossett
Benjamin Rush

Ebon Moss-Bachrach
John Quincy Adams

Samuel Barnett
Thomas Adams

Andrew Scott
Colonel William Smith

Kevin Trainor
Charles Adams

Mamie Gummer
Sally Smith Adams
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