Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

      View All
      Movies Tv shows Movie Trivia News Showtimes

      The Plot Against America (2020)

      Season 1

      The Plot Against America

      76 Reviews 100+ Ratings

      What to know

      Critics Consensus

      A cautionary tale that hits close to home, The Plot Against America's handsomely realized revisionist history is disturbingly relevant, making it difficult, but essential viewing. Read critic reviews

      Where to watch The Plot Against America: Season 1

      Buy Buy Subscription Buy

      Watch The Plot Against America: Season 1 with a subscription on Max, or buy it on Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV.

      You might also like

      Young Wallander
      Messiah
      Breathe
      Ratched
      The Gift

      Rate And Review

      User image

      Verified

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Rate this season

        Oof, that was Rotten.

        Meh, it passed the time.

        It’s good – I’d recommend it.

        Awesome!

        So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

        What did you think of this tv season? (optional)



      • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Step 2 of 2

        How did you buy your ticket?

        Let's get your review verified.

        • Fandango

        • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

        • Cinemark Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Regal Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Theater box office or somewhere else

        You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Rate this season

        Oof, that was Rotten.

        Meh, it passed the time.

        It’s good – I’d recommend it.

        Awesome!

        So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

        What did you think of this tv season? (optional)

      • How did you buy your ticket?

        • Fandango

        • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

        • Cinemark Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Regal Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Theater box office or somewhere else

      Episodes

      • 1. Part 1

        Air date: Mar 16, 2020

        Herman takes his family to look at a house in an upwardly mobile neighborhood, though Bess is wary of leaving the safety of their tight-knit Jewish community; Evelyn becomes charmed by a distinguished local clergyman.

        View Details
      • 2. Part 2

        Air date: Mar 23, 2020

        Lindbergh's increasingly popular campaign captures some in the Levin family, as well as Bengelsdorf; Alvin must decide between serving a local real estate magnate or risking an open fight with the fascist forces he sees spreading across the world.

        View Details
      • 3. Part 3

        Air date: Mar 30, 2020

        Charles Lindbergh puts Bengelsdorf in charge of a program called Just Folks; Bess places her family on a waiting list to emigrate to Canada; the Levins take a trip to Washington, D.C., where they experience anti-Semitism among citizens and police.

        View Details
      • 4. Part 4

        Air date: Apr 6, 2020

        Evelyn and Bengelsdorf receive an invitation from Mrs. Lindbergh to a state dinner for Nazi Germany's foreign minister; back from war, Alvin takes a job at his uncle's warehouse; Philip is traumatized by a death in the neighborhood.

        View Details
      • 5. Part 5

        Air date: Apr 13, 2020

        After learning the family has been selected for a forced relocation, Herman looks to make a challenge in court; Bess gives Herman an ultimatum when violence breaks out at a rally for Lindbergh's most public liberal challenger.

        View Details
      • 6. Part 6

        Air date: Apr 20, 2020

        As riots and conspiracies spread across the country in the lead up to election day, Herman takes measures to keep his family safe; Bess does all she can at a great distance to help a small child caught in a maelstrom of anti-Semitism in Kentucky.

        View Details

      The Plot Against America: Season 1  Photos

      The Plot Against America The Plot Against America The Plot Against America

      Tv Season Info

      Cast & Crew

      Zoe Kazan
      Morgan Spector
      Winona Ryder
      John Turturro
      Anthony Boyle
      Azhy Robertson
      Caleb Malis
      David Krumholtz
      Michael Kostroff
      Jacob Laval
      David Simon
      Ed Burns
      Nina Kostroff-Noble
      Megan Ellison
      Sue Naegle
      Susan Goldberg
      Joe Roth
      Jeff Kirschenbaum

      News & Interviews for The Plot Against America

      Critic Reviews for The Plot Against America: Season 1

      Audience Reviews for The Plot Against America: Season 1

      • Aug 05, 2023

        Amazing acting, great depths for all the characters that each have their reasons and hopes. Viewed from the eyes of ordinary people so we only catch snippets of the big events going on, but fantastic atmosphere. Stretches the baddies a bit but never goes too far as to make it a mockery of what it denounces.

      • Jul 22, 2022

        Interesting family drama, but I honestly could have done without the vast majority of those storylines in favor of an actual political treatment of what was going on. Catching the situation in snippets by radio or yelling was kind of annoying. Great performances, but I just never really found myself being anything I could call 'interested'.

      • Nov 21, 2021

        For those who can't hate America enough, here's more fiction.

      • Nov 08, 2021

        No comparison to the excellent book! They eliminated the boy's point of view and ruined it.

      • Aug 06, 2021

        Beautifully done. This series was excellent! This storyline is a liberal's wet dream. On the order of the Purge franchise only much, much more likely to become reality. Don't miss it.

      • May 07, 2021

        This series may be appealing to anyone who hasn't seen every Holocaust, anti-semitic, anti-fascist, anti-racism movie ever. But for everyone else this series doesn't show or tells us anything new. It is more of the same. And not even close to as good as its predecessors. It should not have bored me but it did. I only pushed through all the episodes out of respect for the subject matter. The actors and cinematography was good, don't get me wrong. But the storytelling, pacing and dialogue among a few other things just weren't grappling enough. SAD!

      • Apr 11, 2021

        Never could really get totally into this as far as the story goes but the set and costume design, as well as the acting, were all top notch, which was no surprise with Simon at the helm. Philip Roth is on my Rushmore of writers but this novel is among my least favorites of his and I remember it standing out because it was different than much of his previous work at the time.

      • Sep 15, 2020

        Awful. I hate this alternate history crap where they take real people and make them into whatever they want. Not being a zionist doesn't make you an anti semite - all orthodox religion tends to put people in that bracket when criticised. Lindbergh, in spite of his views of non intervention, after pearl harbour, went and fought for the American Airforce, whatever his differences were. This alternate history crap is probably a Tarantion Fad which has just ruined narratives beyond repair.

      • Aug 28, 2020

        Very boring. The similar "The Man In The Hig Castle" it's much better

      • Aug 25, 2020

        The series is written so great!! Fantastic work from David Simon. The series has a great cast, every shines. Winona Ryder? Zoe Kazan and John Turturro especially gave powerful performances. The series is highly timely with what's going on in the us right now and what has been going on. It's a great adaptation from Philip Roth's book.

      Movie & TV guides

      View All