The Plot Against America
Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.
Cast:Winona Ryder , Anthony Boyle , Zoe Kazan , Morgan Spector , Michael Kostroff , David Krumholtz , Azhy Robertson , Caleb Malis , Jacob Laval , John Turturro , Ben Cole , Kristen Sieh , Steven Maier , Billy Carter , Jarrett Winters Morley , Caroline Kaplan , Eleanor Reissa , Philip Hoffman
S1.E1 ∙ Part 1
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Part 2
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 not doing so.
S1.E3 ∙ Part 3
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.
S1.E4 ∙ Part 4
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; Phillip is traumatized by a death.
S1.E5 ∙ Part 5
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.
S1.E6 ∙ Part 6
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.
