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The Plot Against America

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 6 episodes·HBO·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama·1h 1m·6.7·Created by Ed Burns, David Simon

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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 political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Plot Against America S01E06Part 6S01E06 · 8.4The familial ties in the Levin family reach a breaking point as violence, conspiracies and chaos run rampant.
  2. 02The Plot Against America S01E02Part 2S01E02 · 8.3Bengelsdorf, with Evelyn as his assistant, becomes a fundamental asset in the Lindbergh camp.
  3. 03The Plot Against America S01E05Part 5S01E05 · 8.2Herman, Bess and Philip each struggle to accept the family's selection for the Homestead Act and imminent relocation to Kentucky.

Cast

Winona RyderWinona RyderEvelyn FinkelJohn TurturroJohn TurturroRabbi Lionel BengelsdorfZoe KazanZoe KazanBess FinkelMorgan SpectorMorgan SpectorHerman LevinAnthony BoyleAnthony BoyleAlvin LevinAzhy RobertsonAzhy RobertsonPhilip LevinCaleb MalisCaleb MalisSandy Levin

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S01E01The Plot Against America S01E01Part 1March 16, 2020 7.6Herman looks to move the family to a new neighborhood, as Bess worries about leaving their tight-knit Jewish community.
  2. S01E02The Plot Against America S01E02Part 2March 23, 2020 8.3Bengelsdorf, with Evelyn as his assistant, becomes a fundamental asset in the Lindbergh camp.
  3. S01E03The Plot Against America S01E03Part 3March 30, 2020 6.9The family endures a trip to D.C., despite Bess' desire to visit Canada, where many frightened Jewish families are moving.
  4. S01E04The Plot Against America S01E04Part 4April 6, 2020 8.0Evelyn makes Sandy the face of the "Just Folks" program, despite Bess' and Herman's objections.
  5. S01E05The Plot Against America S01E05Part 5April 13, 2020 8.2Herman, Bess and Philip each struggle to accept the family's selection for the Homestead Act and imminent relocation to Kentucky.
  6. S01E06The Plot Against America S01E06Season's bestPart 6April 20, 2020 8.4The familial ties in the Levin family reach a breaking point as violence, conspiracies and chaos run rampant.

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