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The Adams Chronicles

TV series

The Adams Chronicles

7.4/ 10· 5197650 min1 season · 13 episodes
DramaWar & Politics

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.

Created by
Virginia Kassel

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 13 episodes

Ended
1

Miniseries

13 episodesJanuary 20, 1976
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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 Ada

  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Chapter 1: John Adams, Lawyer

    Jan 20, 197658 min

    John Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Chapter 2: John Adams, Revolutionary

    Jan 27, 197658 min

    Adams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    Chapter 3: John Adams, Diplomat

    Feb 3, 197657 min

    Serving as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Chapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain

    Feb 10, 197659 min

    After nearly five years of separation, Adams' family joins him in Great Britian, where he has been appointed America's first ambassador.

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Chapter 5: John Adams, Vice President

    Feb 17, 197658 min

    With General George Washington as President, Adams becomes Vice-President and head of the Senate. When Jefferson's Republicans and Hamilton's Federalists have strongly conflicting views over the French Revolutionary war, Adams finds himself

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    Chapter 6: John Adams, President

    Feb 24, 197658 min

    Increasingly exasperating relations with France lead to the XYZ Affair, then the Quasi-War.

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How many seasons of The Adams Chronicles are there?
The Adams Chronicles has 1 season and 13 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of The Adams Chronicles?
The Adams Chronicles has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 13, 1976.
Who stars in The Adams Chronicles?
The Adams Chronicles stars Anne Howard Bailey, George Hearn, Allan Carlsen, George Grizzard, William Daniels.

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