Dickinson (TV series)
Dickinson is an American comedy streaming television series about Emily Dickinson, created by Alena Smith and produced for Apple TV+. Starring Hailee Steinfeld as Dickinson, the first season was released on November 1, 2019, when Apple TV+ debuted.[1] A second season was ordered in October 2019, and a third season was ordered in October 2020 prior to the second season's release.[2] The second season was released on January 8, 2021.[3]
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Alena Smith |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Producer | Robbie Macdonald |
| Running time | 26–34 minutes |
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| Distributor | Apple Inc. |
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| Original network | Apple TV+ |
| Original release | November 1, 2019 – present |
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Premise
Dickinson takes place "during Emily Dickinson's era with a modern sensibility and tone. It takes viewers into the world of Emily, audaciously exploring the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of a budding writer who doesn't fit in to her own time through her imaginative point of view. Dickinson is Emily's coming-of-age story – one woman's fight to get her voice heard."[4]
Cast and characters
Main
- Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson, an aspiring poet who is in love with her best friend, and her brother's fiancée, Sue. She pushes back against her parents' attempts to find her a suitor.
- Toby Huss as Edward Dickinson, the father of Emily, Austin, and Lavinia who holds traditional views and disapproves of Emily's writing. He later runs for Congress.
- Adrian Blake Enscoe as Austin Dickinson, Emily and Lavinia's older brother, recently out of college. He is engaged to Sue Gilbert.
- Anna Baryshnikov as Lavinia "Vinnie" Dickinson, the youngest of the Dickinson siblings; she is upset that her parents aren't attempting to find her a suitor. She has her eyes on Joseph Lyman.
- Ella Hunt as Sue Gilbert, Emily's best friend and Austin's fiancée. She's recently orphaned and lived at a boarding house before moving in with Emily's family.
- Jane Krakowski as Emily Norcross Dickinson, the mother of Emily, Austin, and Lavinia. She is a traditional housewife and is upset when her husband hires a maid.
Recurring
- Wiz Khalifa as Death (season 1)
- Samuel Farnsworth as George Gould (season 1), a friend of Austin who is romantically interested in Emily
- Chinaza Uche as Henry, an African-American hired hand of the Dickinson family
- Darlene Hunt as Maggie, a maid hired by Edward at the request of Emily
- Amanda Warren as Betty, a local dressmaker and Henry's wife with whom she has a daughter
- Gus Birney as Jane Humphrey, the most popular girl in town
- Sophie Zucker as Abby Wood, one of Jane's minions
- Allegra Heart as Abiah Root, one of Jane's minions
- Kevin Yee as Toshiaki, a friend of Jane's
- Gus Halper as Joseph Lyman (season 1), the young man in whom Lavinia is interested
- Jason Mantzoukas as Bee (voice; season 1), one of Emily's hallucinations
- Robert Picardo as Ithamar Conkey, a townsperson
- Matt Lauria as Ben Newton (season 1), a law clerk for Mr. Dickinson
- Jessica Hecht as aunt Lavinia, Emily Norcross Dickinson's sister, and the world-traveling widowed aunt of Emily, Austin, and Lavinia
- Finn Jones as Samuel Bowles (season 2)
- Pico Alexander as Henry Shipley (season 2)
Notable guest stars
- John Mulaney as Henry David Thoreau (in "Alone, I Cannot Be", "I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain")
- Zosia Mamet as Louisa May Alcott (in "There's a Certain Slant of Light")
- Kelli Barrett as Adelaide May (in "Split the Lark")
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 10 | November 1, 2019 | |||
| 2 | 10 | January 8, 2021 | February 26, 2021[5] | ||
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Because I Could Not Stop" | David Gordon Green | Alena Smith | November 1, 2019 | |
| In 19th century Amherst, Massachusetts, a young Emily Dickinson is tired of her family's attempts to find her a suitor. The latest is a friend of hers, George, who agrees to publish one of Emily's poems. Emily then finds out that her brother Austin proposed to her best friend, Sue. Austin tells his parents his plans to move himself and Sue to Detroit, however his dad wants him to remain in Amherst. Afterwards, Emily and Sue meet and Emily asks Sue to always love her more than Austin and they kiss. George then tells Emily that her poem will be published in the next edition of the magazine, but Emily is afraid of her father's reaction. At dinner, Emily's father announces he plans to run for Congress, Austin announces he and Sue will remain in Amherst, and Emily tells her family about her poem being published. At the latter, Emily's father yells at her about ruining the family name. In her mind, Emily meets with Death and discusses her poems. That night, Emily's father talks about how he doesn't want to lose her and asks her not to marry and move away. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "I Have Never Seen 'Volcanoes'" | David Gordon Green | Alena Smith & Rachel Axler | November 1, 2019 | |
| Emily and Sue lie in bed and discuss the idea of running away together. Emily discovers a lecturer is due to give a presentation on volcanoes but her father is against women getting a higher education. Later, Emily's mother is angry at her husband's decision to get a maid and reveals she feels useless. While shopping for dresses with her sister Vinnie, Emily accidentally spills that Sue got engaged. Afterwards, Emily and Sue decide to dress as men and sneak into the lecture themselves. At the college, George spots them, but agrees to keep their secret. However, partway through the lecture, Emily accidentally gives away that they are there. Her father is angry to discover Emily's actions and tells her to stop her antics. Emily's mother then accuses her of being selfish and not thinking of her father. Emily then asks the maid, Maggie, to teach her to make bread. That night, Emily tells Sue she feels trapped, like the people in Pompeii. Sue then tells her she knows what volcanoes feel like and they proceed to have sex. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Wild Nights" | Lynn Shelton | Alena Smith & Ali Waller | November 1, 2019 | |
| Emily awakens after having a nightmare about losing Sue. Meanwhile, her parents go to Boston for the night and the kids decide to throw a party. Sue is hesitant about announcing her and Austin's engagement because of her lack of money, but Austin insists on paying all her debts. Vinnie's crush, Joseph, attends, as well as Jane, a former classmate of Emily's who's interested in Austin. George brings opium to the party and Emily shares it with the guests. George asks Emily to dance and talks about marrying Emily, but she tells him to marry a normal girl and they kiss before she runs away with stomach pains. Austin then announces his engagement to Sue before she runs after Emily, who reveals the pains were period pains. Jane reveals her feelings for Austin and questions his marriage to Sue because of Sue and Emily's relationship. Austin walks in on Emily and Sue kissing and Sue reveals she feels suffocated by both of them and intends to go to Boston. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Alone, I Cannot Be" | Lynn Shelton | Alena Smith | November 1, 2019 | |
| With Sue gone to Boston, Emily and Austin are distraught. The town plans to build railroads through Amherst and Emily discovers that her favorite tree is going to be chopped down. After reading Walden, she and George seek out Henry David Thoreau for help. Emily is disappointed to find that he is disinterested in her cause, but her father nevertheless decides to protect her tree on her behalf. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "I Am Afraid to Own a Body" | Silas Howard | Alena Smith & Ken Greller | November 1, 2019 | |
| George asks Edward's permission for Emily's hand in marriage and is disappointed when Edward seems to suggest that George is too lenient with Emily. As Emily prepares to act out Othello with her Shakespeare club, George tries to strongarm her into behaving more obediently, first by attempting to censor the play and later by refusing to let Henry, one of the Dickinson's hired hands who is Black, play the title role. Though George later tries to explain his actions, Emily is angered and rejects his marriage proposal outright. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "A Brief, but Patient Illness" | Silas Howard | Rachel Axler | November 1, 2019 | |
| The entire family believes that Emily is on her deathbed, leading both her father and mother to issue gruesome confessions. However, Emily is only feigning sickness in order to stay in her room to read and write poetry. Leaving her room in search of a book she meets her father's clerk, Ben Newton, who is also an avid fan of poetry. After finishing her poem and giving it to Ben, Emily pretends to make a miraculous recovery. She is surprised to encounter Sue, who returned after hearing Emily was on her deathbed. Emily urges Sue to go forward with her marriage to Austin. Lavinia hires an artist to paint a portrait of her. When she is displeased with the results she makes her own attempts to sketch herself. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "We Lose – Because We Win" | Stacie Passon | Robbie Macdonald and Alena Smith | November 1, 2019 | |
| Edward prepares for election day and is surprised when his supposedly safe seat Congressional seat becomes embroiled in an unexpectedly close race. Ben urges Emily to enter a local poetry contest but Emily refuses, knowing that doing so will embarrass her father. As a compromise, Emily asks Austin to submit Nobody knows this little Rose under his name. He does so and wins the contest. Edward realizes that the poem is Emily's and the two have a violent confrontation. Edward finally wins his seat but his entire family is too depressed and angry to celebrate his win. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "There's a Certain Slant of Light" | Stacie Passon | Hayes Davenport | November 1, 2019 | |
| Edward is gone for Christmas and the Dickinsons host a dinner party. Depressed by Edward departure, Emily's mother takes to her bed leaving the children to act as hosts. Emily invites Ben and Sue is surprised and jealous as Emily takes up domestic work in order to impress him. On Christmas morning Emily is surprised to learn that her father is building her a conservatory so that she can enjoy flowers year round. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "'Faith' Is a Fine Invention" | Patrick Norris | Darlene Hunt | November 1, 2019 | |
| Emily makes plans to go see a solar eclipse with Ben, who is very sick. During the eclipse the two "anti-marry" each other, promising to remain unwed for as long as they live. When his coughing grows worse Emily nurses him at the Dickinson family home and is disturbed when he begins to hallucinate. Sue is fitted for her wedding dress and discovers she is pregnant, much to her chagrin. Lavinia gives Joseph a nude sketch of herself. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain" | Patrick Norris | Alena Smith & Ali Waller | November 1, 2019 | |
| Austin and Sue's marriage day arrives. Emily is still in mourning over Ben's death but tries to make Sue's wedding day special by writing her a love poem and gathering a bouquet for her. Her actions reignite Austin's jealousy, and he bans her from the wedding and tells the family that it was Emily who decided not to come. George leaves town to seek his fortune in California and offers to take Emily with him, but she refuses citing her desire to remain with Sue. Edward finally returns. | ||||||
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by [6] | Original release date [7] |
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| 11 | 1 | "Before I got my eye put out" | Christopher Storer | Alena Smith | January 8, 2021 |
| 12 | 2 | "Fame Is A Fickle Food" | Christopher Storer | Rachel Axler | January 8, 2021 |
| 13 | 3 | "The Only Ghost I Ever Saw" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Alena Smith & Sophie Zucker | January 8, 2021 |
| 14 | 4 | "The Daisy follows soft the Sun" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Robbie Macdonald | January 15, 2021 |
| 15 | 5 | "Forbidden Fruit a Flavor Has" | Silas Howard | Ken Greller | January 22, 2021 |
| 16 | 6 | "Split the Lark" | Silas Howard | Alena Smith | January 29, 2021 |
| 17 | 7 | "Forever – is composed of Nows" | TBA | Yael Green | February 5, 2021 |
| 18 | 8 | "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" | TBA | Alena Smith & Ayo Edebiri | February 12, 2021 |
| 19 | 9 | "I Like a Look of Agony" | TBA | Robbie Macdonald | February 19, 2021 |
| 20 | 10 | "You Cannot Put a Fire Out" | TBA | Alena Smith | February 26, 2021 |
Production
Development
On May 30, 2018, it was announced that Apple had given the production a straight-to-series order. The series is written by Alena Smith who is also set to executive produce alongside Paul Lee, David Gordon Green, Michael Sugar, Ashley Zalta, Alex Goldstone, and Darlene Hunt. Green is also expected to direct as well. Production companies involved with the series include wiip and Anonymous Content.[4][8][9] In October 2019, The Hollywood Reporter reported Dickinson had been renewed for a second season.[10] In October 2020, the series was renewed for a third season, ahead of the premiere of the second season.[2]
Casting
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Hailee Steinfeld would star as Emily Dickinson.[4] On August 29, 2018, it was announced that Jane Krakowski had been cast in a starring role.[11] On September 26, 2018, it was announced that Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt and Adrian Enscoe had been cast as series regulars.[12] On January 29, 2019, it was reported that Matt Lauria had joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[13] In September 2019, it was announced Wiz Khalifa and John Mulaney had joined the cast of the series.[14][15] In December 2019, it was announced that Finn Jones and Pico Alexander had been cast in the series. Jones plays Samuel Bowles, a newspaper editor, while Alexander plays Henry “Ship” Shipley, a dropout and boarder of the Dickinson's.[16]
Filming
Principal photography for the series commenced on January 7, 2019, in Old Bethpage, New York.[17] In March 2019, it was reported by The New York Times that filming had concluded.[18] In November 2019, Steinfeld confirmed that filming for season two was underway and had been for several months.[19]
Critical response
| Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
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| 1 | 75% (64 reviews)[20] | 66 (29 reviews)[21] | |
| 2 | 100% (22 reviews)[22] | 81 (9 reviews)[23] | |
Critical reception
The first season of Dickinson received generally positive reviews. It holds an approval rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 64 reviews, and an average rating of 6.52/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Audacious and aspirational, Dickinson's bold blend of period-drama and millennial milieu definitely won't be for all, but those looking to break free from the doldrums of their viewing life may find some kind of hope in its singular vision."[20] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the first season has a score of 66 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[21]
The second season has been universally acclaimed. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a "Certified Fresh" 100% approval rating based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 8.09/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With stronger writing and a never-better Hailee Steinfeld, Dickinson finds surer footing in its second season without losing any of its strange delights."[22] On Metacritic, the second season has a score of 81 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[23]
Accolades
Dickinson won a Peabody Award in the Entertainment category, making it the first show from Apple TV+ to win the prestigious honor.[24]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Won | [24] |
| 2020 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated | [25] |
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- Petski, Denise (January 30, 2019). "Matt Lauria Joins Apple's 'Dickinson', Ali Ahn In Netflix's 'Raising Dion'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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