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From: Tom Hooper
With: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Mamie Gummer, David Morse, Rufus Sewell, Sarah Polley, Tom Wilkinson, Justin Theroux
Country of origin: United States
John Adams
About John Adams
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes:
1. Join or Die
2. Independence
3. Don't Tread on Me
4. Reunion
5. Unite or Die
6. Unnecessary War
7. Peacefield
1. Join or Die
60minBoston: In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre - a deadly street confrontation between American colonists and an occupying British brigade - John Adams, a farmer/lawyer who has moved his family into Boston to establish his legal career, takes an unpopular stand by agreeing to serve as defense attorney for the accused British soldiers.
2. Independence
60minFollowing a fruitless session of the Continental Congress, a sabbatical at Adams' Braintree farm is disrupted by news of the attack on Lexington and Concord.
3. Don't Tread on Me
60minA new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France along with Benjamin Franklin.
4. Reunion
60minConvalescing in Holland, Adams learns of the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown. The Dutch, unwilling to part with their money during the war, now generously open their pockets to Adams and America.
5. Unite or Die
60minElected America's first Vice President, Adams is scolded by Abigail for his vanity, and is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle.
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