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      2020 Drama TRAILER for The Plot Against America: Limited Series Trailer - In The Weeks Ahead List View All /tv/the_plot_against_america/s01/videos videos The Plot Against America: Limited Series Trailer - In The Weeks Ahead The Plot Against America: Limited Series Trailer - In The Weeks Ahead 2:01 The Plot Against America: Limited Series Trailer The Plot Against America: Limited Series Trailer 2:22 The Plot Against America: Limited Series Teaser The Plot Against America: Limited Series Teaser 1:53 The Plot Against America: Episode 6 Series Finale Trailer The Plot Against America: Episode 6 Series Finale Trailer 0:59 The Plot Against America: Episode 5 Trailer The Plot Against America: Episode 5 Trailer 0:45 The Plot Against America: Episode 4 Trailer The Plot Against America: Episode 4 Trailer 1:00 The Plot Against America: Episode 3 Trailer The Plot Against America: Episode 3 Trailer 0:49 View more videos
      87% Tomatometer 76 Reviews 72% Audience Score 100+ Ratings An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      A cautionary tale that hits close to home, The Plot Against America's handsomely realized revisionist history is disturbingly relevant, making it difficult, but essential viewing.

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      Alastair McKay London Evening Standard It's a slow unwinding. As you'd expect from a David Simon drama, the characters are nuanced. Rated: 4/5 Jul 21, 2020 Full Review Scott Bryan BBC.com I loved its attention to detail, I love the richness of how it captures 1940s America, and how it shows extremist political opinions can have severe and terrifying consequences. Jul 17, 2020 Full Review Tom Ryan The Age (Australia) A powerful family portrait framed by the blaze that Lindbergh's election has set alight. Jul 16, 2020 Full Review Olly Richards NME (New Musical Express) It's fiction, but all the worst bits have the jangling ring of truth. Rated: 4/5 Apr 28, 2021 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site That an insidious version of initially smiling and "friendly" fascism, which wraps itself in homilies and "Americanism," can and will arise, given the right circumstances, is a truth, and a reality, that millions need to understand. Feb 13, 2021 Full Review John McDonald Australian Financial Review The Plot Against America speaks so directly to today's politics one would have to be particularly obtuse not to notice. Jul 31, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Greg K Tremendously immersive story that asks "what if" with the right dosage of moral sermoning. Will leave you wondering, if what you see is just a copy of the present paste into the past. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review S P Amazing acting, great depths for all the characters that each have their reasons and hopes. Viewed from the eyes of ordinary people so we only catch snippets of the big events going on, but fantastic atmosphere. Stretches the baddies a bit but never goes too far as to make it a mockery of what it denounces. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/05/23 Full Review John R Interesting family drama, but I honestly could have done without the vast majority of those storylines in favor of an actual political treatment of what was going on. Catching the situation in snippets by radio or yelling was kind of annoying. Great performances, but I just never really found myself being anything I could call 'interested'. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/24/22 Full Review susan s For those who can't hate America enough, here's more fiction. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member No comparison to the excellent book! They eliminated the boy's point of view and ruined it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully done. This series was excellent! This storyline is a liberal's wet dream. On the order of the Purge franchise only much, much more likely to become reality. Don't miss it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Mar 16, 2020 Part 1 Herman takes his family to look at a house in an upwardly mobile neighborhood, though Bess is wary of leaving the safety of their tight-knit Jewish community; Evelyn becomes charmed by a distinguished local clergyman. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 23, 2020 Part 2 Lindbergh's increasingly popular campaign captures some in the Levin family, as well as Bengelsdorf; Alvin must decide between serving a local real estate magnate or risking an open fight with the fascist forces he sees spreading across the world. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 30, 2020 Part 3 Charles Lindbergh puts Bengelsdorf in charge of a program called Just Folks; Bess places her family on a waiting list to emigrate to Canada; the Levins take a trip to Washington, D.C., where they experience anti-Semitism among citizens and police. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 6, 2020 Part 4 Evelyn and Bengelsdorf receive an invitation from Mrs. Lindbergh to a state dinner for Nazi Germany's foreign minister; back from war, Alvin takes a job at his uncle's warehouse; Philip is traumatized by a death in the neighborhood. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 13, 2020 Part 5 After learning the family has been selected for a forced relocation, Herman looks to make a challenge in court; Bess gives Herman an ultimatum when violence breaks out at a rally for Lindbergh's most public liberal challenger. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 20, 2020 Part 6 As riots and conspiracies spread across the country in the lead up to election day, Herman takes measures to keep his family safe; Bess does all she can at a great distance to help a small child caught in a maelstrom of anti-Semitism in Kentucky. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Thomas Schlamme, Minkie Spiro
      Executive Producer
      David Simon, Ed Burns, Nina Kostroff-Noble, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Susan Goldberg, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum
      Screenwriter
      Reena Rexrode, David Simon, Ed Burns
      Network
      HBO
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Mar 16, 2020