The Adams Chronicles
8.1
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 20, 1976
Chapter 1: John Adams, Lawyer Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 27, 1976
Chapter 2: John Adams, Revolutionary Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Feb 3, 1976
Chapter 3: John Adams, Diplomat Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Feb 10, 1976
Chapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 17, 1976
Chapter 5: John Adams, Vice President Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Feb 24, 1976
Chapter 6: John Adams, President Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Mar 2, 1976
Chapter 7: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Mar 9, 1976
Chapter 8: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Mar 16, 1976
Chapter 9: John Quincy Adams, President Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Mar 23, 1976
Chapter 10: John Quincy Adams, Congressman Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Mar 30, 1976
Chapter 11: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Apr 6, 1976
Chapter 12: Henry Adams, Historian Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Apr 13, 1976
Chapter 13: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist Episode 13
13 episodes in Season 1
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Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
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Cast
60 people
Anne Howard Bailey
Narrator (voice)
George Hearn
Henry Clay
Known for
The Devil's Own
The Vanishing
Allan Carlsen
John Adams II
No other roles listed
George Grizzard
John Adams
Known for
Bachelor Party
Wrong Is Right
William Daniels
John Quincy Adams
Known for
Knight Rider
Boy Meets World
Pamela Payton-Wright
Louisa Catherine Adams
Known for
In Dreams
Going in Style
Wesley Addy
Andrew Jackson
Known for
Network
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
W.B. Brydon
Samuel Adams
Also in
The Age of Innocence
Trading Places
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Smith
Known for
The Sopranos
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Alexis de Toqueville
Known for
Target
Tim Wilson
Young John II
Known for
The Undoing
Michael O'Hare
Richard Cranch
Known for
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: The Gathering
Virginia Kassel Creator · Fred Coe Director James Cellan Jones Director
Total runtime 10h 50m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 20, 1976
Final episode
April 13, 1976
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Country
United States
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
10h 50m
Original language
English
Production
THIRTEEN
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · French
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