American Dreams: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1963 Philadelphia, the Pryors are a close Irish-Catholic family. World War II veteran John "Jack" Pryor owns a television and radio store. He and his homemaker wife Helen have five children: High school senior and football player "JJ", younger sisters Meg and Patty, and younger brother Will, who is lame from polio.

The show depicts historical events, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy, 1964 Philadelphia race riot, and American involvement in—and opposition to—the Vietnam War.

Series details

• Title: American Dreams
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2002-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 4560

Cast and credited roles

• Brittany Snow — Meg Pryor
• Ethan Dampf — Will Pryor
• Gail O'Grady — Helen Pryor
• Sarah Ramos — Patty Pryor
• Tom Verica — Jack Pryor
• Vanessa Lengies — Roxanne Bojarski
• Will Estes — JJ Pryor
• Jonathan Adams — Henry Walker
• Arlen Escarpeta — Sam Walker
• Rachel Boston — Beth Mason

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-09-29; final listed air date 2003-05-18; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-09-28; final listed air date 2004-04-04; episode order: 19.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-09-26; final listed air date 2005-03-30; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Dreams on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.