TV SERIES · 2008
John Adams
Drama66 min per episode
Beginning with the Boston Massacre in 1770, John Adams follows the blunt, often difficult Massachusetts lawyer as colonial unrest draws him into the founding of a new nation. Paul Giamatti is Adams, charting his path from courtroom advocate to revolutionary figure, diplomat in Europe, vice president, and president. Laura Linney’s Abigail Adams is not just his wife but a steady political confidante, with the series giving as much attention to their marriage and family life as it does to debates over independence and government. Moving through Boston, Philadelphia, and Paris, it frames the early American republic through one man’s public duties and private burdens.
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