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Feud (TV series)
American anthology television series
Feud is an American anthologydrama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen, and Michael Zam, which premiered on FX on March 5, Conceived as an anthology series, Feud's first season, Bette and Joan, chronicles (over eight episodes) the well-documented opposition 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? ().
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 six Critics' Preference Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Television Critics Association Awards nominations.
In February , FX renewed the series for a second season. Following a hiatus, in April , 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. The season will focus on the fallout of a roman à clef story written by author Truman Capote based on the lives of several New York socialites.
It premiered on January 31, [1]
Summary
The first season (subtitled Bette and Joan) centers on the backstage battle between Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) during and after the production of their film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?.[2]
The second season (subtitled Capote vs.
The Swans) focuses on the end of Truman Capote's friendships with many New York socialites nicknamed "The Swans" when he lightly fictionalizes their lives in published excerpts from his ultimately unfinished novel Answered Prayers.
Cast and characters
Bette and Joan
Main
Recurring
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Olivia de Havilland, Davis's friend and fellow actress who co-stars with her in HushHush, Sweet Charlotte and participates in a s documentary on Crawford
- Kathy Bates as Joan Blondell, Davis's friend and fellow actress who participates in a s documentary on Crawford
- Kiernan Shipka as B.
D. Merrill, Davis's daughter
- Reed Diamond as Peter, Joan's latest paramour
- Ken Lerner as Marty, Crawford's agent
- Joel Kelley Dauten as Adam Freedman, a documentary filmmaker
- Molly Price as Harriet Foster Aldrich, Robert Aldrich's wife
- Dominic Burgess as Victor Buono, an actor who co-stars in What Ever Happened to Infant Jane? and HushHush, Sweet Charlotte
Historical figures
Feud features appearances by a number of actors, directors and other historical figures of the period, including:
- Mark Valley as Gary Merrill, a fading performer and Bette Davis's estranged fourth husband
- Kris Black as Cliff Robertson, Joan's co-star in Autumn Leaves
- Lizz Carter as Margaret Leighton, Bette's co-star in the Broadway film of The Night of the Iguana
- Jake Robards as Patrick O'Neal, Bette's co-star in the Broadway production of The Night of the Iguana
- Alisha Soper as Marilyn Monroe, winner of the Foremost Actress Golden Globe in for Some Like It Hot
- Jon Morgan Woodward as Al Steele, the CEO of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation and Joan Crawford's fourth husband
- Tom Berklund as Fred MacMurray, Joan's co-star in Above Suspicion
- Kerry Stein as Louis B.
Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head
- Scott Vance as Michael Curtiz, director of Mildred Pierce who gave Crawford her Top Actress Oscar in
- Toby Huss as Frank Sinatra, singer and actor who stars in Aldrich's film 4 for Texas
- Cameron Cowperthwaite as Michael Parks, Bette's co-star in an episode of Perry Mason
- Daniel Hagen as Michael Luciano, film editor of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- Sarah Paulson as Geraldine Page, Davis' co-nominee for Best Actress in
- Serinda Swan as Anne Bancroft, winner of the Best Actress Oscar in for The Miracle Worker
- John Rubinstein as George Cukor, a film director and longtime comrade of Crawford
- Phillip Boyd as Maximilian Schell, winner of the Foremost Actor Oscar in for Judgment at Nuremberg
- Cash Black as Rip Torn, Geraldine Page's husband
- Bryant Boon as Gregory Peck, winner of the Best Actor Oscar in for To Kill a Mockingbird
- Eric Callero as Jack Lord, star who attended the 35th Academy Awards
- Taylor Coffman as Lee Remick, Davis's co-nominee for Best Actress in
- Anthony Crivello as David Lean, winner of the Foremost Director Oscar in for Lawrence of Arabia
- Lindsay Hanzl as Eva Marie Saint, actress who attended the 35th Academy Awards
- Louis B.
Jack as Ed Begley, winner of the Best Supporting Performer Oscar in for Sweet Avian of Youth
- Anthony Tyler Quinn as Wendell Corey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from to
- Paris Verra as Patty Duke, winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in , who appeared with Bancroft in The Miracle Worker
- Greg Winter as Bob Stack, actor who attended the 35th Academy Awards
- John Waters as William Castle, the director and producer of Crawford's horrorB movieStrait-Jacket
- Raymond J.
Barry as Hal LeSueur, Joan Crawford's brother
- Matthew Glave as Joseph Cotten, an actor who co-stars in HushHush, Sweet Charlotte
- Earlene Davis as Agnes Moorehead, an actress who co-stars in HushHush, Pleasant Charlotte
- James Hawthorn as Bruce Dern, actor who appears in HushHush, Sweet Charlotte
- Melissa Russell as Diane Baker, Joan's co-star in Strait-Jacket
Capote vs.
The Swans
Main article: Feud: Capote vs.
Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received numerous accolades and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Lange made her professional film debut in the remake King Kong which, despite receiving mixed reviews, [ 3 ] earned her the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Lange went on to accept two Academy Awardsher first for Best Supporting Actress as a soap opera star in the comedy Tootsie and her second for Best Actress playing a bipolar housewife in Blue Sky Lange gained new recognition by starring in FX 's horror anthologyAmerican Horror Story —,which earned her two additional Primetime Emmys for its first and third seasons.The Swans
Episodes
Season 1: Bette and Joan ()
Season 2: Capote vs. The Swans ()
Main article: Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Production
Development
Ryan Murphy, a fan of Davis since his childhood, interviewed the actress just months before her death in The agreed-upon minute interview lasted four hours, and inspired his characterization of Davis in Feud.
He said, "When I would ask her about Joan Crawford She would just go on about how much she hated her.
In , Lange played screen legend Joan Crawford, co-starring with Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, in the television series Feud. The television show, developed by Ryan Murphy, focused on the.
But then she would sort of state 'She was a professional. And I admired that'."[13] Murphy first conceived Bette and Joan as a film years before the FX series, and approached both Sarandon and Lange about the lead roles.[14] Sarandon said, "It just felt like it didn't have a context, just organism bitchy and kind of entertaining, but what else?
In expanding it to eight hours, you could get more complexity and so many other characters."[15]
Feud: Bette and Joan was being written at the same time that Murphy was forming his Half Foundation, which promotes an increased presence of women in production and television production positions.[15] The series features 15 acting roles for women over 40,[15] and half the episodes were directed by women, including actress Helen Hunt.[14] Initially conceived as an anthology series, Feud, developed by Murphy, was picked up to series by FX on May 5, [16]Bette and Joan was inspired by the real-life feud between Crawford and Davis,[16] and explores issues of sexism, ageism, and misogyny in Hollywood.[15] Its eight episodes were expanded from a feature-length screenplay Murphy had optioned called Best Actress by Jaffe Cohen and Michael Zam.[17]
Sarandon said, "In our story, it was a fact that [the people behind Baby Jane] encouraged the animosity [between Crawford and Davis], first of all to control them, second of all to make what they consideration was more onscreen tension, and that really hasn't changed a lot."[15] Melanie McFarland of Salon wrote that the series shows "just how brutal the Hollywood system was on some of the greatest talents in its firmament" and that it "cuts to the root of why collaborating and delighting in the fall of the mighty is eternally marketable."[18] The Crawford-Davis feud was also documented in Shaun Considine's book Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud.[19]
Casting
Frequent Murphy collaborator Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon were attached to star as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in Feud.
Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, Judy Davis, and Dominic Burgess were also a part of the cast, in the roles of Robert Aldrich, Jack L. Warner, Hedda Hopper, and Victor Buono, respectively.[16] In August , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sarah Paulson joined the cast playing Olivia de Havilland and Geraldine Page, respectively.[20][21][22][23]
In September , it was reported that American Horror Story executive producer Tim Minear would be co-showrunning the series with Murphy.
Jackie Hoffman connected the cast as Mamacita, Crawford's housekeeper.[24] In November , Molly Price, Kathy Bates and Alison Wright joined the cast of the series, in the roles of Harriet Foster, Joan Blondell, and Pauline Jameson.[25][26][27] In January , it was announced Kiernan Shipka was cast in the series as Davis's daughter, Barbara "B.D." Sherry.[28]
Sarandon admitted to initially being "overwhelmed and terrified" about the prospect of portraying Davis accurately.
She said, "She's so big and she really was so big, so I tried not to make her a caricature or someone a female impersonator would do That was my fear, that she would just be kind of one-dimensional."[15] Lange said her performance was informed by her view that Crawford's "brutal childhood" was masked by the "beautiful, impenetrable veneer of this great, gorgeous production star So she was always on, which is a tremendous burden in and of itself, but always there was this thing lurking underneath of entity this poverty-stricken, abused, unloved, abandoned young child and woman."[15] Both Sarandon and Lange researched their roles by reading books by and about Davis and Crawford, and watching and listening to TV performances and recordings.[14][28]
For Capote vs.
The Swans, Naomi Watts was cast to star as Babe Paley in April [29] In August, Chloë Sevigny, Tom Hollander, Calista Flockhart and Diane Lane would be added to the cast.[30][31] The following month, Demi Moore and Molly Ringwald were added to the cast.[32][33] In March , Chris Chalk announced his involvement in the season.[34]
Future
FX renewed the series for a episode second season on February 28, , with Murphy and Jon Robin Baitz attached as writers.
Initially planned with a focus on the affair between Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales,[35] the season was first titled Charles and Diana, then renamed Buckingham Palace,[36] with Matthew Goode and Rosamund Pike cast in the titular roles.[37] Plans for Buckingham Palace were eventually scrapped in August [38] In November , Murphy stated he was open to resume work on Feud.[39]
An April announcement unveiled recent plans for the second season, with Jon Robin Baitz serving as showrunner/writer and Gus Van Sant as director: Feud: Capote vs.
The Swans would highlight on the fallout of a roman à clef by writer Truman Capote based on the lives of several New York socialites.[29] It premiered on January 31, [1]
Release
Marketing
Murphy gave several interviews about Feud during the Winter TCA Press Tour.[40] The show's first teaser trailer was released on January 19, , and the second the following day.[41] That same week, Lange and Sarandon appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly as Crawford and Davis.[42] FX released another teaser on January 23, two on February 5, one on February 7, and one on February 8.[43][44][45][46][47] A short commercial for the show also aired during Super Bowl LI.[48]
Premiere
Feud had its official premiere at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on March 1, [49] Before the show's premiere, FX held screenings of the pilot episode at several gay bars across the United States.[50]
Broadcast
The first season of eight episodes, Bette and Joan, premiered in the Together States on March 5, , on FX[51] and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on December 16, [52]
The second season of eight episodes, Capote vs.
The Swans, premiered in the United States on January 31, , on FX, with a special Director’s Cut of the first episode simulcasting on its sibling network FXX.[1]
Soundtrack
The first television soundtrack of Feud: Bette and Joan, with music by Mac Quayle, was released in two editions: a regular edition with 23 tracks, and a limited edition with 31 tracks.[citation needed]
Reception
Critical response
Bette and Joan
Feud received critical acclaim, with major praise for Lange and Sarandon's performances.
Feud (TV series) - Wikipedia: Lange next starred in FX's anthology series, Feud: Bette and Joan (), also serving as producer alongside Susan Sarandon, who also co-starred, and executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The first season revolved around the infamous rivalry between Hollywood legends Bette Davis (Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Lange), which came to a.On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 95% based on reviews, with an average rating of / The site's critical consensus reads, "While campily and sweetly indulgent, Feud: Bette and Joan provides poignant understanding of humanity, sorrow, and pain while breezily feeding inquisitive gossip-starved minds."[53] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 81 out of , based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[54]
Melanie McFarland of Salon called the writing "creatively wicked" and the series "outrageously fantastic", praising Lange and Sarandon for their performances and for "tempering their decadent rages and vengeful spats with a gutting instinct of loneliness that tempers its lightness in solemnity."[18] Verne Same-sex attracted of Newsday wrote that the series is "Full of pleasure, humor, brilliant writing and performances, and a deep unabiding affectionate for what really makes Hollywood great—the women."[55]People called the series "bitter, biting and entertaining".[56]The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber described the first few episodes as "deft and satisfying" but suggested that "maybe six installments, rather than eight, were all this tale needed".[57]Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote that the series is "big and it's catty, but it's also smart and elegant, with the old Hollywood setting toning down some of Murphy's more scattershot creative impulses."[58]Emily Nussbaum, in The New Yorker, praised Murphy's ambition and lauded both stars, saying of the series, "Beneath the zingers and the poolside muumuus, the show's stark theme is how skillfully patriarchy screws with women's heads—mostly by building a home in there."[59]
Not all reviews were positive.
Sonia Saraiya of Variety compared Bette and Joan unfavorably to Murphy's The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, writing that Feud is "neither as brilliantly campy and hateful as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? nor as contextualizing and profound as People v.
O. J. Simpson."[17] David Weigand of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the series a mixed review, criticizing the script and Lange's performance, but praising Sarandon's, writing: "Lange is always interesting, but she’s only occasionally convincing here as Crawford.
The voice is too elevated, for one thing. Sarandon fares better, as much good as that does with such a lousy script."[60]The Guardian also criticized the series for being "lightweight", noting, "At just eight episodes, there’s almost too much to cover and at times, one craves a little more depth to certain moments." They singled out Lange's performance, however, writing, "Lange in particular moves past just an easy impression to something with far more weight.
In a reversal of fortune that would make Crawford cackle in her grave, it’s likely that she’ll be the one up for awards at the end of the year rather than her co-star."[61]
Capote vs. The Swans
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Feud: Capote vs.
The Swans has an approval rating of 77% based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of / The site's critical consensus reads, "While this Feud might lack the abundance of incident that made its predecessor such a nasty delight, Capote vs.
the Swans' luxe milieu and dynamite ensemble will keep spectators entertained."[62] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 70 out of , based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[63]
Controversy
On June 30, , a day before her st birthday, actress Olivia de Havilland filed a lawsuit against Feud: Bette and Joan for inaccurately rendering her and using her likeness without permission.[64] The lawsuit stated that the pseudo-documentary-style of the series leads viewers to have faith that the statements made by the actress portraying de Havilland in the show are precise, but that in fact de Havilland had not said such things in real life.[65] The various defendants filed a motion to dismiss under California's "anti-SLAPP" law.
The trial court denied the motion but, on Rally 26, , the California Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed the decision and ordered the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that no person can "own history". The Court of Appeal further ruled the defendants were entitled to be reimbursed their attorneys' fees.[66] De Havilland filed for estoppels to pursue activity with higher courts, securing a restraining order against Murphy and the production company from airing Feud until further review and a court date with the United States Supreme Court.
In January , the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.[67]
Ratings
The first episode drew million live-plus-same-day viewers, which characterized as "solid" and made it the most watched program on FX that week.
In comparison, the premiere of The People v. O. J. Simpson attracted million viewers in , and the FX limited series Fargo got million in [3][68] The premiere earned million viewers in the Nielsen live-plus-three-days ratings, and million viewers total when including two encore broadcasts, making it the uppermost rated new series debut on FX since The People v.
O. J. Simpson.[69][70]
Accolades
| Association | Year | Category | Nominated artist/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Limited Series | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series | Jessica Lange | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Thespian in a Movie/Limited Series | Alfred Molina | Nominated | |||
| Stanley Tucci | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series | Judy Davis | Nominated | |||
| Jackie Hoffman | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Tom Hollander | Pending | [79] | ||
| Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Naomi Watts | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Thespian in a Movie/Miniseries | Treat Williams | Pending | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | [80] | |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Jessica Lange | Nominated | [81][82][83] | ||
| Susan Sarandon | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Alfred Molina | Nominated | [84] | ||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards[85] | Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series | Mac Quayle | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards[86] | Outstanding Limited Series | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Jessica Lange | Nominated | |||
| Susan Sarandon | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Alfred Molina | Nominated | |||
| Stanley Tucci | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Judy Davis | Nominated | |||
| Jackie Hoffman | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Ryan Murphy(for "And the Winner Is (The Oscars of )") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Jaffe Cohen, Ryan Murphy, and Michael Zam (for "Pilot") | Nominated | |||
| Ryan Murphy (for "And the Winner Is (The Oscars of )") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Film, or Special | Eric Dawson and Robert J.
Ulrich | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie | Lou Eyrich, Hannah Jacobs, and Katie Saunders (for "And the Winner Is (The Oscars of )") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie | Chris Clark, Ralph Michael Abalos, Wendy Southard, and Helena Cepeda | Won | |||
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Ryan Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall, Kyle Cooper, Nadia Tzuo and Margherita Premuroso | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Show (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Robin Beauschense, Tym Buacharern, Kim Ayers, Becky Cotton, and David Williams | Won | |||
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Mac Quayle | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Film, or Special | Mac Quayle (for "Pilot") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Judy Becker, Jamie McCall and Florencia Martin | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series | Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Tom Hollander | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Treat Williams | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Diane Lane | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Gus Van Sant(for "Pilot") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Jacqueline Risotto, Kristen Alimena, Christine Hooghuis, Kyra Panchenko (for "Beautiful Babe") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling | Sean Flanigan, Chris Clark, Joshua Gericke, Kevin Maybee (for "Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lou Eyrich, Leah Katznelson, Emily O'Connor, Laura McCarthy, Hanna Shea, Miwa Ishii (for "Pilot") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Alexa L.
Fogel | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Show by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Jessica Lange | Nominated | ||
| Susan Sarandon | Nominated | ||||
| Television Critics Association Awards[87] | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | ||
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Jessica Lange | Nominated | |||
| Susan Sarandon | Nominated | ||||
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Television Show or Limited Series | Judy Becker(for "Pilot", "And the Winner Is…", "You Mean All This Day We Could Have Been Friends?") | Nominated | [88] | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Long Form – Original | Jaffe Cohen, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy, Gina Welch, Michael Zam | Nominated | [89] | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | David L.
Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | [90] | |
| ACE Eddie Awards | Best Edited Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television | Adam Penn and Ken Ramos (for "Pilot") | Nominated | [91] | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Period Television Series | Lou Eyrich | Nominated | [92] |
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