John Adams
Independence
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 2008-03-16
Synopsis
Following a fruitless session of the Continental Congress, a sabbatical at Adams' Braintree farm is disrupted by news of the attack on Lexington and Concord.
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