John Adams
Join or Die
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2008-03-16
Synopsis
Boston: In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre - a deadly street confrontation between American colonists and an occupying British brigade - John Adams, a farmer/lawyer who has moved his family into Boston to establish his legal career, takes an unpopular stand by agreeing to serve as defense attorney for the accused British soldiers.
In the series
This episode is part of John Adams (2008) on HBO.
Founding Father prestige with Giamatti grit and period dust.
Key cast
- Paul Giamatti as John Adams
- Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
- Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
- Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
- David Morse as George Washington
- Rufus Sewell as Alexander Hamilton