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Dickinson
Hope is worth every fight.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hailee Steinfeld
Emily Dickinson
30 eps
Toby Huss
Edward Dickinson
30 eps
Adrian Enscoe
Austin Dickinson
30 eps
Anna Baryshnikov
Lavinia 'Vinnie' Dickinson
30 eps
Ella Hunt
Sue Gilbert
30 eps
Amanda Warren
Betty
15 eps
Chinaza Uche
Henry
25 eps
Jane Krakowski
Mrs. Dickinson
30 eps
Gus Halper
Joseph Lyman
5 eps
Matt Lauria
Ben Newton
5 eps
Jason Mantzoukas
Bee (voice)
3 eps
Warren Katz
Minister
3 eps
John Mulaney
Henry David Thoreau
2 eps
James Urbaniak
Ophthalmologist
1 eps
Emilio Oliveira
Loud Man
1 eps
Anna O'Donoghue
Loud Woman
1 eps
Brendan Hayes
Dishwasher Vendor
1 eps
Olivia Khoshatefeh
Young Woman #1
1 eps
Manuela Sosa
Young Woman #2
1 eps
Timothy Simons
Frederick Law Olmsted
1 eps
Jibz Cameron
Sanford Robinson Gifford
1 eps
Kelli Barrett
Adelaide May
1 eps
Curtis Bannister
Opera Chorus Member 1
1 eps
Lindsay Nicole Chambers
Opera Chorus Member 2
1 eps
Ron Crawford
Usher
1 eps
Jessica Hecht
Aunt Lavinia
4 eps
Jen Ponton
Body Healer
1 eps
Nick Kroll
Edgar Allan Poe
1 eps
Ade Otukoya
Henry 'Box' Brown
2 eps
Omar Shaukat
Townie 1
1 eps
Tim Simon
Townie 2
1 eps
Teddy Bergman
Minister
3 eps
Finn Jones
Samuel Bowles
10 eps
Pico Alexander
Henry 'Ship' Shipley
9 eps
Ayo Edebiri
Hattie
6 eps
Gus Birney
Jane Humphrey
17 eps
Justine Rappaport
Puppeteer
2 eps
Zosia Mamet
Louisa May Alcott
2 eps
Will Pullen
Nobody
8 eps
Ziwe
Sojourner Truth
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dickinson actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dickinson reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world's greatest poet.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20221 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201910 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S01E02 I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
7.8IMDbIn the second season, Dickinson is pulled out of her private literary life and thrust into the public eye, while struggling with the sense that the pursuit of fame might be a dangerous game for her to play.
Best episode · S02E10 You cannot put a Fire out
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202110 episodes
8.0IMDbIn the third and final season, Emily Dickinson’s most productive time as an artist falls amid the raging American Civil War and an equally fierce battle that divides her own family. As Emily tries to heal the divides around her, she wonders if art can help keep hope alive, and whether the future can be better than the past.
Best episode · S03E07 The Future never spoke
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E10
You cannot put a Fire out
While the whole town attends the christening of Jane's baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.
- Directed by Silas Howard
- Written by Alena Smith
S01E02
I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.
- Directed by David Gordon Green
- Written by Alena Smith, Rachel Axler
S01E04
Alone, I cannot be
Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.
- Directed by Lynn Shelton
- Written by Alena Smith
S03E10
This was a Poet -
Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest.
- Directed by Alena Smith
- Written by R. Eric Thomas, Alena Smith
S02E08
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.
- Directed by Stacie Passon
- Written by Alena Smith, Ayo Edebiri
S02E06
Split the lark
Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.
- Directed by Silas Howard
- Written by Alena Smith
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
From Dickinson With Love
S03E10
This was a Poet -
- Directed by Alena Smith
- Written by R. Eric Thomas, Alena Smith
S03E09
Grief is a Mouse
- Directed by Laura Terruso
- Written by Ken Greller
S03E08
My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun -
- Directed by Heather Jack
- Written by Robbie Macdonald
S03E07
The Future never spoke
- Directed by Heather Jack
- Written by Alena Smith, Ziwe
S03E06
A little Madness in the Spring
- Directed by Silas Howard
- Written by Ayo Edebiri
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Alena Smith
Showrunner
Silas Howard
Executive producer
Hailee Steinfeld
Executive producer
David Gordon Green
Executive producer
Paul Lee
Executive producer
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Alex Goldstone
Executive producer
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Josh Stern
Executive producer
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Ashley Zalta
Executive producer
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Robbie Macdonald
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Diana Schmidt
Executive producer
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Francis Weiss Rabkin
Writer
Sophie Zucker
Writer
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Hayes Davenport
Writer
Darlene Hunt
Writer
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R. Eric Thomas
Writer
Ken Greller
Writer
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Ali Waller
Writer
Ayo Edebiri
Writer
Ziwe
Writer
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Rachel Axler
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Yael Green
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Silas HowardExecutive Producer
- Hailee SteinfeldExecutive Producer
- Alena SmithExecutive Producer
- David Gordon GreenExecutive Producer
- Paul LeeExecutive Producer
- Alex GoldstoneExecutive Producer
Writing
- Francis Weiss RabkinWriter
- Sophie ZuckerWriter
- Hayes DavenportWriter
- Darlene HuntWriter
- R. Eric ThomasWriter
- Alena SmithWriter
Direction
- Rosemary RodriguezDirector
- Silas HowardDirector
- Stacie PassonDirector
- Keith PowellDirector
- Lynn SheltonDirector
- Patrick R. NorrisDirector
Cinematography
- Tim OrrDirector of Photography
Music
- Ian HultquistOriginal Music Composer
- Sofia HultquistOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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