Deze wervelende zevendelige miniserie, gebaseerd op de Pulitzer Prize-winnende biografie van David McCullough, beschrijft het leven van de stichter John Adams, te beginnen met de Boston Massacre van 1770, zijn jaren als ambassadeur in Europa en vervolgens zijn termijnen als vice-president en president van de Verenigde Staten, tot aan zijn dood op 4 juli 1826.
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 1 Join or Die Datum: 2008-03-16 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 2 Independence Datum: 2008-03-16 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 3 Don't Tread on Me Datum: 2008-03-23 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 4 Reunion Datum: 2008-03-30 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 5 Unite or Die Datum: 2008-04-06 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 6 Unnecessary War Datum: 2008-04-13 Lengte: 70 min |
 | Seizoen 1 Aflevering 7 Peacefield Datum: 2008-04-20 Lengte: 70 min |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Executive Producer |
| Art | David Crank | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | David Coatsworth | Producer |
| Production | Steven Shareshian | Producer |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kathy Lucas | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Melanie Oliver | Editor |
| Writing | David McCullough | Book |
| Production | Kirk Saduski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Graham Yost | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Greg Spence | Associate Producer |
| Production | Amy McKenzie | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kirk Ellis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Frank Doelger | Co-Executive Producer |
| Directing | Tom Hooper | Director |
| Writing | Kirk Ellis | Writer |
| Production | Kathleen Chopin | Casting |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | John P. Goldsmith | Art Direction |
| Art | W. Steven Graham | Art Direction |
| Art | John Warnke | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Zakowska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Wheeler | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trefor Proud | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Keslar | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jon Henry Gordon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Burgoyne | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | John R. Bayless | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Archibald | Hair Department Head |
| Art | David Swayze | Assistant Art Director |
