Scripted series · FX
FEUD
The best stories happen behind the scenes.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tom Hollander
Truman Capote
8 eps
Naomi Watts
Babe Paley
8 eps
Diane Lane
Slim Keith
8 eps
Susan Sarandon
Bette Davis
8 eps
Chloë Sevigny
C. Z. Guest
8 eps
Calista Flockhart
Lee Radziwill
8 eps
Demi Moore
Ann Woodward
8 eps
Molly Ringwald
Joanne Carson
8 eps
Judy Davis
Hedda Hopper
8 eps
Treat Williams
Bill Paley
8 eps
Joe Mantello
Jack Dunphy
8 eps
Jackie Hoffman
Mamacita
8 eps
Russell Tovey
John O'Shea
8 eps
Alfred Molina
Robert Aldrich
8 eps
Stanley Tucci
Jack Warner
8 eps
Jared Reinfeldt
Nick
8 eps
Jessica Lange
Joan Crawford
10 eps
Alison Wright
Pauline Jameson
9 eps
Cameron Cowperthwaite
Michael Parks
1 eps
James Morosini
Bart
1 eps
Doug Hurley
Photographer
1 eps
Kiernan Shipka
B. D. Hyman
5 eps
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Olivia de Havilland
6 eps
Kathy Bates
Joan Blondell
5 eps
Sarah Paulson
Geraldine Page
1 eps
Dominic Burgess
Victor Buono
6 eps
Reed Diamond
Peter
2 eps
Stephen Holland
Oscar Producer
1 eps
John Waters
William Castle
1 eps
Rebecca Creskoff
Happy Rockefeller
1 eps
Roya Shanks
Louisa Firth
1 eps
Jamie Askew
Jennifer Jones
1 eps
Scott Zimmerman
David Selznick
1 eps
Clifton Samuels
Billy Woodward
1 eps
David Healy
Nelson Rockefeller
1 eps
Theo Devaney
Peter Sellers
1 eps
Hudson Oz
Jimmy Woodward
2 eps
Anthony Misiano
Robert Moore
1 eps
Ella Beatty
Kerry O'Shea
2 eps
Daniel Adaro
Chris O'Shea
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How FEUD actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
FEUD reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Bette and Joan
20178 episodes
8.1IMDbThe story of the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta.
Best episode · S01E05 And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)
Season 2 · Complete
Capote vs. the Swans
20248 episodes
3.1IMDbTruman Capote surrounded himself with some of society's most elite women, whom he nicknamed "the swans," but his act of betrayal destroyed those relationships, banished him from high society and sent him into a spiral of self-destruction.
Best episode · S02E01 Pilot
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)
Bette is on track to win a record-breaking, third "Best Actress" Oscar. Joan and Hedda launch a clandestine campaign against Bette.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Ryan Murphy
S01E07
Abandoned!
With production of Hush…Hush Sweet Charlotte underway, the feud is intensified when Joan learns of a new producer on the project. In an unguarded moment, Bette reveals her vulnerabilities to Bob.
- Directed by Helen Hunt
- Written by Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam
S01E08
You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?
In the season finale, Joan accepts a leading role on a new film despite her deteriorating health. Faced with a new rival, Bette reflects on her misplaced feud with Joan.
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Gina Welch
S01E06
Hagsploitation
Hungry for another hit, Warner pressures Aldrich to bring the original team back together for a follow-up hag horror pic. Someone from Joan's past poses a threat.
- Directed by Tim Minear
- Written by Gina Welch, Tim Minear
S01E04
More, or Less
Bad word-of-mouth plagues "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" on the eve of its release. Bette and Joan brace for failure. Pauline tries to break gender barriers. Oscar nominations are announced.
- Directed by Liza Johnson
- Written by Gina Welch, Tim Minear
S01E02
The Other Woman
With production on the film underway, Bette and Joan form an alliance, but outside forces conspire against them.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E08
Phantasm Forgiveness
- Directed by Gus Van Sant
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
S02E07
Beautiful Babe
- Directed by Jennifer Lynch
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
S02E06
Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals
- Directed by Gus Van Sant
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
S02E05
The Secret Inner Lives of Swans
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
S02E04
It's Impossible
- Directed by Gus Van Sant
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
S02E03
Masquerade 1966
- Directed by Gus Van Sant
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jaffe Cohen
Creator
Michael Zam
Creator
Ryan Murphy
Showrunner
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive producer
Scott Robertson
Executive producer
Dede Gardner
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jon Robin Baitz
Executive producer
Gus Van Sant
Executive producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Executive producer
Tim Minear
Executive producer
Naomi Watts
Executive producer
Brad Pitt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Kovtun
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Gina Welch
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jaffe CohenProducer
- Alexis Martin WoodallExecutive Producer
- Scott RobertsonExecutive Producer
- Michael ZamProducer
- Kip MyersProducer
- Renee TabProducer
Writing
- Jaffe CohenWriter
- Michael ZamWriter
- Gina WelchWriter
- Jon Robin BaitzWriter
- Tim MinearWriter
- Ryan MurphyWriter
Direction
- Helen HuntDirector
- Jennifer LynchDirector
- Gwyneth Horder-PaytonDirector
- Liza JohnsonDirector
- Gus Van SantDirector
- Tim MinearDirector
Cinematography
- Michael BaumanDirector of Photography
- Jason McCormickDirector of Photography
- Nelson CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Julia NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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