Scenes From A Marriage: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: September 12, 2021

Summary: The marriage between tech executive Mira (Jessica Chastain) and her philosophy professor husband Jonathan (Oscar Isaac) has been slowly falling apart in this five-episode limited series based on Ingmar Bergman’s Swedish series of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. In the Middle of the Night, In a Dark House
Air Date: October 10, 2021
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S1:E4. The Illiterates
Air Date: October 3, 2021
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S1:E3. The Vale of Tears
Air Date: September 26, 2021

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Sep 13, 2021

it's an acting tour de force, to be sure, impossible to look away from even when it's almost too difficult to watch. [13 - 26 Sep 2021, p.16]

Melanie McFarland

Sep 13, 2021

Nevertheless, like a loving gesture that a relationship's long years transform from a heated compulsion into a reflex, there are times in which this adaptation feels as if it's going through the motions, albeit very prettily. ... Just because a story is familiar doesn't make it worthless, of course. Watching Isaac and Chastain impressively tango, spar, and exchange carefully choreographed fireworks displays is enough of a reason to take in "Scenes From a Marriage." Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

Oct 12, 2021

It is not easy to watch, and you won’t want to do more than one episode at a time. ... Their [Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain's] performances earn Scenes from a Marriage its place at the table. Read full review

Shirley Li

Sep 28, 2021

Chastain and Isaac are the last performers to need a director’s flourishes to enhance their roles. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 7, 2021

HBO’s “Scenes From a Marriage” is curious to watch in contrast to Bergman’s original, just as it’s tender craft and measured performances make it easy to admire. But for anyone who’s toughed out any of the difficult character studies that already succeeded the 1973 classic, this latest iteration may not be worth the heartache. Read full review

Meghan O'Keefe

Sep 13, 2021

HBO’s new spin on the story is so gorgeously acted, though, you can’t stop thinking about the theatrics of it. The very thing that will hook you — Isaac and Chastain’s full-throttle performances — might also take you out of it. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Sep 7, 2021

The writing and direction tend to undercut the reality of his and of Chastain’s work together, making the show engaging to watch as an acting exercise by two gifted former theater students who are game and willing to try anything than it is as an examination of contemporary marriage. Read full review

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bertobellamy

Sep 24, 2021

There's some good acting in here, but something feels off as if Isaac and Chastain are acting within their characters. I still don't know if this direction taken by the showrunner will pay off, but I'll definitely keep watching.

Edit: Second episode is just too much too handle. UpdatingThere's some good acting in here, but something feels off as if Isaac and Chastain are acting within their characters. I still don't know if this direction taken by the showrunner will pay off, but I'll definitely keep watching.

Edit: Second episode is just too much too handle. Updating score just for that.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E5. In the Middle of the Night, In a Dark House
  Air Date: October 10, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E4. The Illiterates
  Air Date: October 3, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E3. The Vale of Tears
  Air Date: September 26, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E2. Poli
  Air Date: September 19, 2021