John Adams (2008– )

The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.

Stars:

Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 34 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paul Giamatti	...	John Adams (7 episodes, 2008)
Laura Linney	...	Abigail Adams (7 episodes, 2008)
John Dossett	...	Benjamin Rush (6 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Dillane	...	Thomas Jefferson (5 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Polley	...	Nabby Adams (4 episodes, 2008)
Samuel Barnett	...	Thomas Adams (4 episodes, 2008)
Danny Huston	...	Samuel Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
David Morse	...	George Washington (3 episodes, 2008)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	John Quincy Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Steven Hinkle	...	Young John Quincy Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Madeline Taylor	...	Young Nabby Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Mamie Gummer	...	Sally Smith Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Trainor	...	Charles Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Andrew Scott	...	Colonel William Smith (3 episodes, 2008)
Tom Wilkinson	...	Benjamin Franklin (3 episodes, 2008)
Michael Hall D'Addario	...	Young Charles Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Rufus Sewell	...	Alexander Hamilton (2 episodes, 2008)
Justin Theroux	...	John Hancock (2 episodes, 2008)
Judith Magre	...	Madame Helvétius (2 episodes, 2008)
Brennan Brown	...	Robert Treat Paine (2 episodes, 2008)
Tom Beckett	...	Elbridge Gerry (2 episodes, 2008)
Jules Croiset	...	Second Dutch Banker (2 episodes, 2008)
Sieger Sloot	...	Dutch Man (2 episodes, 2008)
Lex van Delden	...	First Dutch Banker (2 episodes, 2008)
Tim Seip	...	Sons of Liberty (2 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.

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Plot Keywords:

john adams | colonial america | philadelphia pennsylvania | thomas jefferson | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

He United the States of America.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled John Adams Miniseries

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films, High Noon Productions, Playtone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

501 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many civilian costumes were previously used in UK public television productions. The magic-markered letters "BBC" were visible inside many pairs of trousers.

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Goofs

The "Join or Die" design used throughout the series preceded revolutionary ideals by more than two decades. It was designed and published in the Philadelphia Gazette in 1750 by Benjamin Franklin and was used in promoting the Albany Plan to form a united colonial government under British rule to counter the French. The plan was rejected in both Great Britain and the colonies. However, the cartoon was once again used during the Revolutionary War as a way of courting colonial unity against the British.

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Quotes

Benjamin Franklin: You are a guest in Philadelphia. Fish, and guests, stink after three days.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.138 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Chester"
By William Billings

User Reviews

Magnificent in every detail

The attention to detail in this mini-series only caps off the brilliant writing and acting, top to bottom. So refreshing to see this attention in simple things like seeing the cannons fire in the distance, THEN hearing the blasts several seconds later, as it is in real life... ditto thunder and lightning... brilliant. Even more importantly, seeing how our founding fathers (and mothers!) laid it all out on the line, risking life and property for ideas and ideals. This series should be mandatory watching in high school history classes from now on. It should also be mandatory viewing for our Congress, if only to remind them of what guts, personal conviction, and personal sacrifice in service to your COUNTRY is. Maybe today's leaders wouldn't be so quick to dismantle the Constitution if they see accurately what our ancestors went through to secure it in the first place. HBO, Tom Hanks, et al ... you are to be genuinely congratulated! And special thanks to David McCullough for the book, and the writers for their screenplays.