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John Adams (miniseries)
American television miniseries chronicling US President John Adams's political life
John Adams is a American television miniseries chronicling U.S. Founding Father and president John Adams's political life and his role in the founding of the United States. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper and starred Paul Giamatti in the title role. Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the biography John Adams by David McCullough.
The biopic of Adams and the story of the first 50 years of the United States was broadcast in seven parts by HBO between March 16 and April 20, John Adams received generally positive reviews and many prestigious awards. The show won four Golden Globe awards and thirteen Emmy awards, more than any other miniseries in history.
Plot summary
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An unforgettable royal audience: John Adams meets George III
&#;I pray, Mr Adams, that the United States does not suffer unduly from its want of a Monarchy.&#;
&#; King George III to John Adams, on the occasion of Adams&#; audience with the King on 1st June,
This scene from the superb HBO miniseries &#;John Adams&#; (based on David McCullough’s best-selling biography) shows the aforementioned meeting between King George III and then-US Minister to Great Britain (and future President) John Adams.
The American war for independence against Britain concluded with the Treaty of Paris, and this royal audience in June was a moment of great historical importance. It marked the first meeting between a British Sovereign and an official envoy of the newly-independent United States of America. As such, the audience was a highly anticipated meeting among the European ambassadors and British courtiers at St James Palace, the King&#;s principal residence and site of most tjänsteman
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Reunion
John Adams | Season 1 | Episode 4
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Written by Kirk Ellis & Michelle Ashford
Directed by Tom Hooper
Convalescing in Holland, Adams learns of the British surrender to Washington at Yorktown. The Dutch, unwilling to part with their money during the war, now generously open their pockets to Adams and America. Returning to France to secure commerce with other nations, Adams sends for Abigail, and the two reunite in his opulent mansion in Paris. Also arriving is Jefferson, who suffered a catastrophic loss with the death of his wife. Both Jefferson and Abigail fall under Paris' heady spell, attending opera and luxuriating in the city's intoxicating lifestyle. But a missive from America sends Adams to London as the nation's first minister to Britain, while Jefferson replaces Franklin in Paris. In London, Adams has a dramatic and memorable meeting with King George III, in which the King recognizes the friendship of the United States as an independen