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The Plot Against America

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning, tense alternate history that feels like a quiet nightmare unfolding through a family's eyes, demanding attention and leaving a heavy sense of dread.

Created by
David Simon, Ed Burns
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Zoe Kazan
Tagline
Freedom is never completely won. But it can be lost.
Overview
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.

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Created by
David Simon, Ed Burns
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Zoe Kazan
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • identity
  • fate
  • power
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by
David Simon, Ed Burns
Written by
David Simon, Reena Rexrode, Ed Burns
Starring
Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Anthony Boyle, Azhy Robertson, Caleb Malis, Jacob Laval
Cinematography
Martin Ahlgren
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 61 min each
Network
HBO
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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