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 | Tom Hanks | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Coatsworth | Producer |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Shareshian | Producer |
| Art | David Crank | Supervising Art Director |
| Editing | Melanie Oliver | Editor |
| Art | Kathy Lucas | Set Decoration |
| Writing | David McCullough | Book |
| Writing | Kirk Ellis | Writer |
| Directing | Tom Hooper | Director |
| Art | W. Steven Graham | Art Direction |
| Production | Kathleen Chopin | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trefor Proud | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Wheeler | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John R. Bayless | Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Warnke | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew W. Mungle | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jon Henry Gordon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Keslar | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Burgoyne | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Zakowska | Costume Design |
| Art | John P. Goldsmith | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Archibald | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Production | Kirk Saduski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kirk Ellis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Greg Spence | Associate Producer |
| Production | Frank Doelger | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Graham Yost | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Amy McKenzie | Associate Producer |
| Art | David Swayze | Assistant Art Director |
