John Adams - Season 1 - Eps 1: Join or Die

Name: Eps 1: Join or Die
Released: 2008-03-16
Rating: 3.8

2008-03-16 • 68 min • ⭐ 7.66/10

In an emotionally charged trial John Adams defends the British sentries involved in the Boston Massacre who contend they were provoked into firing on the assembled crowd. John's success brings him offers of positions in the Massachusetts government. But after John Hancock rouses a crowd to tar and feather a representative of the British East India Tea Company and the British respond to the growing unrest with oppressive measures, John instead speaks against the British policies and chooses to represent Massachusetts in the Continental Congress.

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About John Adams

Title: John Adams

First Air Date: 2008-03-16

Last Air Date: 2008-04-20

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.66/10 (from 319 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 7

Network: HBO

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Mid Atlantic Films, Playtone, HBO Films, High Noon Productions

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.