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Series

The Plot Against America

2020 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended · HBO

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

TMDB 6.6 · 213 votes

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Freedom is never completely won. But it can be lost.

An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.

Episodes

  • S01E01Part 12020-03-1660m

    Herman looks to move the family to a new neighborhood, as Bess worries about leaving their tight-knit Jewish community.

  • S01E02Part 22020-03-2360m

    Bengelsdorf, with Evelyn as his assistant, becomes a fundamental asset in the Lindbergh camp.

  • S01E03Part 32020-03-3060m

    The family endures a trip to D.C., despite Bess' desire to visit Canada, where many frightened Jewish families are moving.

  • S01E04Part 42020-04-0660m

    Evelyn makes Sandy the face of the "Just Folks" program, despite Bess' and Herman's objections.

  • S01E05Part 52020-04-1360m

    Herman, Bess and Philip each struggle to accept the family's selection for the Homestead Act and imminent relocation to Kentucky.

  • S01E06Part 62020-04-2060m

    The familial ties in the Levin family reach a breaking point as violence, conspiracies and chaos run rampant.

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