Series Profile: The Plot Against America Offers an Alternate History for the U.S.

What Is It?

The Plot Against America is an HBO alternate-history mini-series based on the book of the same name by Phillip Roth. Following is the official tagline for the show:

A working-class Jewish family in New Jersey watches the political rise of aviator-hero and xenophobic populist Charles Lindbergh, as he becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism. This six-part re-imagining of history is based on the Philip Roth novel of the same name.

Trailer

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Credits

Cast: Winona Ryder, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, John Turturro, Anthony Boyle

Production: David Simon (Executive Producer), Ed Burns (Executive Producer), Annapurna Pictures (Production Company)

Premiere

This series will have its premiere on Monday, March 16th at 9 PM EST on HBO.

Status

This is planned as a six-episodes mini-series and likely will not continue on as an ongoing series. You can keep up with status updates on the show during the season at the show’s page on this site.

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