The Plot Against America: Season 1

16
2020
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An alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey, as they watch the... More

Where to watch The Plot Against America: Season 1

The Plot Against America: Season 1 is available to stream... More in New Zealand now on Neon.

The Plot Against America: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1.1

Episode 1

Herman takes his family to look at a house in... More an upwardly mobile neighborhood, though Bess is wary of leaving the safety of their tight-knit Jewish community amid growing anti-Semitism sparked by Lindbergh's ascendancy.

Episode 1.2

Episode 2

Lindbergh's increasingly popular campaign captures some in the Levin family,... More as well as Bengelsdorf, while Sandy, enamored of the aviator's charm, celebrity, and history, begins a rebellion of his own.

Episode 1.3

Episode 3

The family endures a trip to D.C., despite Bess' desire... More to visit Canada, where many frightened Jewish families are moving. Alvin stands out in his military training abroad.

Episode 1.4

Episode 4

Evelyn and Bengelsdorf receive an invitation from Mrs. Lindbergh to... More a state dinner for Nazi Germany's foreign minister, as Evelyn makes Sandy the face of the youth assimilation program.

EPISODE 1.5

Episode 5

After learning the family has been selected for a forced... More relocation, Herman looks to make a challenge in court.
EPISODE 1.6

Episode 6

As riots and conspiracies spread across the country in the... More lead up to election day, Herman takes measures to keep his family safe.

The Plot Against America: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

"This is a show that, even as it depicts a precarious moment and exists in one, cannot bear uncertainty. That's a tendency that makes it both a fairly unpleasant watch, and a sacrificed opportunity."

VarietyVariety

"The Plot Against America is a uniformly handsome piece of television, blending production design, cinematography and seamless special effects to build out the world of 1940s New Jersey."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The show is chilling in the ways that life has begun to imitate its source material's art. But it's yet another example of how Simon and his collaborators manage to craft riveting entertainment out of incisive commentary on the way we live now."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"The ensemble cast is flawless too, totally convincing as real people of the period, with perfect pitch at the crucial turning points in the plot, and carrying that beguiling authenticity that characterises anything David Simon does."

The AustralianThe Australian

"Factoring out the speculative aspects of the story, one is left with a moderately diverting drama of a family under pressure, arguing about whether what looks like trouble is really trouble."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"It all adds up to enthralling, essential viewing."

StuffStuff

"How Simon escalates the story, and just how close to home the series hits, is yet to be seen. But "The Plot Against America" is off to a promising beginning - if not in content, then in form."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Simon is TV's master of realism, and here the groundedness of his storytelling combines with the distinctiveness of Roth's characters to deepen the political profundity as well as the visceral impact of this speculative fiction."

Time MagazineTime Magazine

"That was my feeling going in, a hesitance to spend even more time contemplating the clenching grip of fascism. But Simon and Burns, as they have done in the past, find a graceful path through the grimness."

Vanity FairVanity Fair

"Roth's story becomes a meticulously detailed and gorgeously directed miniseries."

NPRNPR

"The conclusion is moving and more pessimistic about the possibilities for equality in the US than Roth was. Yet even that sobering ending doesn't escape the tone of a classroom lecture."

BBCBBC

"It's also a reminder that even as the world slides into violence and chaos, kids are still kids, and some things don't change. That's a truth at once reassuring and mortifying."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"To paraphrase Trotsky, The Plot illustrates that even if you are not interested in politics, politics is interested in you."

Financial TimesFinancial Times

The Plot Against America: Season 1 | Details

Rating
16,
Genre
Drama, Science Fiction
Country of origin
USA

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