John Adams

Synopsis

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.

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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

Crew

Art

• David Crank Supervising Art Director
• Kathy Lucas Set Decoration
• W. Steven Graham Art Direction
• John Warnke Art Direction
• John P. Goldsmith Art Direction
• David Swayze Assistant Art Director
• Steve Summersgill Standby Art Director
• Steve Summersgill Assistant Art Director

Costume & Make-Up

• Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion Makeup Artist
• Trefor Proud Makeup Designer
• Colleen Wheeler Hair Supervisor
• John R. Bayless Makeup Artist
• Matthew W. Mungle Prosthetic Makeup Artist
• Jon Henry Gordon Hairstylist
• Nancy Keslar Hair Supervisor
• Christian Burgoyne Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Donna Zakowska Costume Design
• Jan Archibald Hair Department Head

Directing

• Tom Hooper Director

Editing

• Melanie Oliver Editor

Production

• Tom Hanks Executive Producer
• David Coatsworth Producer
• Gary Goetzman Executive Producer
• Steven Shareshian Producer
• Kathleen Chopin Casting
• Nina Gold Casting
• Kirk Saduski Co-Producer
• Kirk Ellis Co-Executive Producer
• Greg Spence Associate Producer
• Frank Doelger Co-Executive Producer
• Graham Yost Consulting Producer
• Amy McKenzie Associate Producer

Writing

• David McCullough Book
• Kirk Ellis Writer

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