Underplayed Gems

Feud (2017)

Feud poster
Original title
FEUD
Genre
anthology series, drama television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 256 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This anthology series dramatizes famous real-life feuds. The first season follows Hollywood stars Joan Crawford and Bette Davis as they work together on a film while bitterly resenting each other. The second season focuses on writer Truman Capote after he betrays his wealthy society friends by publishing their secrets.

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What happens

Feud is an American anthology drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen, and Michael Zam, which premiered on FX on March 5, 2017. Conceived as an anthology series, Feud's first season, Bette and Joan, chronicles the well-documented rivalry between Hollywood actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis during and after the production of their psychological horror thriller film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); while the second season, Capote vs. The Swans, aired in 2024 and focuses on the fallout of a roman à clef story written by author Truman Capote based on the lives of a group of several New York socialites whom he termed "the Swans". In the first season, Bette and Joan, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon star as Crawford and Davis, respectively. Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, and Alison Wright feature in supporting roles. Academy Award–winning actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kathy Bates also appear. Critically acclaimed, with major praise for Lange and Sarandon's performances, the first season garnered several accolades. It received 18 nominations at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards and won two, including Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). Bette and Joan also received nominations for six Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Television Critics Association Awards. In February 2017, FX renewed the series for a second season. Following a hiatus, in April 2022, it was announced that the second season would be Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, with Jon Robin Baitz serving as showrunner/writer, Gus Van Sant as director, and Naomi Watts starring as Babe Paley, with Tom Hollander portraying Capote. It premiered on January 31, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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