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John Adams S1E1 — Join or Die
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John Adams•Season 1•Episode 1

Join or Die

8.3/10 · 1,429 votesMar 16, 200868 min

Ranked #3 of 7 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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In an emotionally charged trial John Adams defends the British sentries involved in the Boston Massacre who contend they were provoked into firing on the assembled crowd. John's success brings him offers of positions in the Massachusetts government. But after John Hancock rouses a crowd

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Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

John Adams

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Abigail Adams

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Thomas Jefferson

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Samuel Adams

David Morse

David Morse

George Washington

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Abigail Adams Smith

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Benjamin Franklin

Steven Hinkle

Steven Hinkle

Young John Quincy Adams

Madeline Taylor

Madeline Taylor

Young Nabby Adams

John Dossett

John Dossett

Benjamin Rush

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

John Quincy Adams

Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett

Thomas Adams

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Tak Fujimoto

Tak Fujimoto

Director of Photography

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Rob Lane

Original Music Composer

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Tracy Kilpatrick

Local Casting

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Episode Summary

"Join or Die" is episode 1 of John Adams season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 1,429 votes, ranking #3 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on March 16, 2008.

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