The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
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About
"A quiet, plausible descent into American authoritarianism"
Based on Philip Roth's novel, this alternate history imagines Charles Lindbergh defeating FDR in 1940 and steering America toward isolationism and creeping antisemitism. The story unfolds through one Jewish family in Newark as they watch their country change around them in small, chilling increments. It's a slow-burn, character-driven drama rather than a thriller in the traditional sense, more interested in dread and domestic tension than spectacle. The pacing is deliberate, the tone somber, and its power comes from how plausible and quietly unsettling the shift feels rather than any single dramatic turn.
the slow, unsettling plausibility of how easily a democracy can curdle.
you want fast plotting or clear villains rather than creeping domestic dread.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part 1 | 7.0 | 971 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part 2 | 7.4 | 745 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part 3 | 7.8 | 723 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part 4 | 7.9 | 670 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Part 5 | 7.9 | 644 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Part 6 | 8.3 | 676 | 72 min |