
S01 Episode 1
Part 1: Join or Die
After the Boston Massacre, John Adams agrees to serve as defence attorney for the accused British soldiers. Several years later, he joins the Continental Congress.
1 h 10 mins · Sun, 16 Mar 2008

S01 Episode 2
Part 2: Independence
Adams nominates George Washington to lead the newly formed Continental Army; Thomas Jefferson drafts the Declaration of Independence; Congress vote to declare independence from England.
1 h 31 mins · Sun, 16 Mar 2008

S01 Episode 3
Part 3: Don't Tread on Me
Adams and Jefferson visit France to gain financial and military support for the American War of Independence; Adams falls victim to an illness.
1 h 8 mins · Sun, 23 Mar 2008

S01 Episode 4
Part 4: Reunion
In 1781, Adams joyously learns that British troops surrendered to Washington at Yorktown; John and Abigail are reunited in Paris.
1 h 5 mins · Sun, 30 Mar 2008

S01 Episode 5
Part 5: Unite or Die
Adams becomes the country's first vice president; the ongoing conflict between the British and the French strains Adams' friendship with Jefferson; Adams is elected president in 1796.
1 h 3 mins · Sun, 6 Apr 2008

S01 Episode 6
Part 6: Unnecessary War
President Adams tries desperately to keep the nation out of war; Adams disowns his alcoholic son, Charles; Jefferson claims the presidency after Adams fails to win a second term.
1 h 19 mins · Sun, 13 Apr 2008

S01 Episode 7
Part 7: Peacefield
Adams begins to write his memoirs while in retirement, corresponds with Jefferson after a series of personal tragedies, and lives to see his son John Quincy become president.
1 h 2 mins · Sun, 20 Apr 2008