This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Beau Bridges
as P.T. Barnum
Jordan Bridges
as Young P.T. Barnum
Cynthia Dale
as Charity
Natalie Radford
as Young Charity
George Hamilton
as Francis Olmsted
Henry Czerny
as Greenwood
Charles Martin Smith
as Beach
Josh Ryan Evans
as (General) Tom Thumb
R.H. Thomson
as James Anthony Bailey
Art Kitching
as Samuel Hurd
Stephanie Morgenstern
as Nancy (Fish)
Serge Houde
as John Genin
