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  • SHOWTIME
  • Nov 8, 2023
  • SHOWTIME
  • Nov 8, 2023

Summary A newly married couple (Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder) are dealing with a possible curse, while hosting a home improvement show and trying to have a baby in this series co-created by Benny Safdie and Fielder. [Premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime on 10 Nov 2023 and on Showtime on 12 Nov 2023]

Created By: Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie

  • SHOWTIME
  • Nov 8, 2023
  • SHOWTIME
  • Nov 8, 2023
The Curse (2023)
Season 1
Season Premiere: Nov 8, 2023
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
76
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Summary A newly married couple (Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder) are dealing with a possible curse, while hosting a home improvement show and trying to have a baby in this series co-created by Benny Safdie and Fielder. [Premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime on 10 Nov 2023 and on Showtime on 12 Nov 2023]

Created By: Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 9, 2023 • 1 h
Land of Enchantment
Newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel set out to make a show.
Episode 2 • Nov 17, 2023 • 54 m
Pressure's Looking Good So Far
Whitney attempts to forge new alliances.
Episode 3 • Nov 24, 2023 • 48 m
Questa Lane
A focus group gets into Whitney's head.
Episode 4 • Dec 3, 2023 • 53 m
Under the Big Tree
Good news for the Siegels is dampened by tensions in the neighborhood.
Episode 5 • Nov 8, 2023 • 53 m
It's a Good Day
Whitney and Asher struggle to see eye-to-eye in the hunt for a homebuyer.
Episode 6 • Dec 14, 2023 • 38 m
The Fire Burns On
A plan is hatched to spice up the show.
Episode 7 • Dec 22, 2023 • 42 m
Self-Exclusion
Whitney and Cara become closer as Asher's past comes to light.
Episode 8 • Dec 28, 2023 • 58 m
Down and Dirty
Asher and Dougie have a boys night out. Whitney explores her artistic side.
Episode 9 • Jan 4, 2024 • 58 m
Young Hearts
Dougie gets a surprise visit. The Siegels go bowling.
Episode 10 • Jan 12, 2024 • 1 h 9 m
Green Queen
Months later. Season finale.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
76
79% Positive
26 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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21% Mixed
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100
Nov 27, 2023
The Curse is one of the most exquisite, excruciating pieces of entertainment I have watched, though entertainment might be the wrong word for this social satire that considers wealth, race and gentrification (“The G word!”) and veers between Fargo and a demented Grand Designs.
By Marianne Levy FULL REVIEW
91
Nov 6, 2023
Fielder and Safdie have shown time and time again that they can create unconventional, staggering works, but together, The Curse is peculiar, confounding, and one of the most brilliant comedies of 2023.
By Ross Bonaime FULL REVIEW
88
Nov 6, 2023
There is so much to say about this dizzingly ambitious gem of a series, and yet saying too much would be doing the viewer a disservice (and defying Showtime's spoiler policy). As hack as it is to say about a TV show, it makes for a uniquely cinematic experience and one of the most original series of the year.
By Allison Picurro FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 14, 2023
For a series with such naked thematic ambitions, “The Curse” proves surprisingly moving, largely due to the depth of feeling that Asher reveals as his relationship disintegrates.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 14, 2023
The Curse is not for everyone, but in general, it’s a lot more approachable than some of Fielder’s and Safdie’s other works. The series features such precise filmmaking and multi-layered storytelling that it naturally appeals to many different audiences.
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60
Nov 8, 2023
In its early episodes, the show hits its targets with confident precision—it’s acidly funny and savagely heartbreaking. But eventually, all that sardonic miserablism gets the better of the show. Safdie and Fielder wander further into abstraction, suggesting that they’re maybe not taking things as seriously as they should be. The Curse carefully recognizes a fine line only to recklessly flout it later. The trouble is, I still don’t know if that was the whole point all along.
By Richard Lawson FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 6, 2023
Although The Curse pulls it off in specific set pieces, the whole of it quickly starts to dawdle. The series hops unevenly between various plot threads — the curse, the TV production, the gentrification the couple refuses to call by its name, the strain on Whitney and Asher’s marriage, their ambivalence over conceiving a child, the fraying community support, a confusing and underdeveloped story involving Asher and a local casino.
By Kathryn VanArendonk FULL REVIEW

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