John Adams (2008)

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He united the states of America.

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.

• Released: 2008-03-16
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 1, 7 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: HBO
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 343 votes

Created by Kirk Ellis.

Top cast

• Paul Giamatti as John Adams
• Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
• Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
• Danny Huston as Samuel Adams
• David Morse as George Washington
• Sarah Polley as Abigail Adams Smith
• Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
• Steven Hinkle as Young John Quincy Adams
• Madeline Taylor as Young Nabby Adams
• John Dossett as Benjamin Rush

Full cast & crew

Where to watch John Adams

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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