About the Show

SBS presents John Adams, a seven part award-winning mini-series event.

David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book and one of the best selling American historical biographies of all time comes to the small screen in this acclaimed HBO production.

Winner of four Golden Globes and 13 Emmy Awards, this lavish production stars Paul Giamatti as Adams and Laura Linney as his wife, Abigail.

John Adams chronicles the life of this remarkable historical figure, a man whose fiercely independent spirit, reverence for the rule of law and commitment to personal liberty profoundly influenced the values on which America was founded.

The mini-series also explores the extraordinary relationship between Adams and Abigail, his wife of 54 years, a partnership regarded as one of the most moving love stories in American history.