Miniseries · HBO
Scenes from a Marriage
Five acts. Endless emotion.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jessica Chastain
Mira Phillips
5 eps
Oscar Isaac
Jonathan Levy
5 eps
Nicole Beharie
Kate
1 eps
Sunita Mani
Danielle
1 eps
Maury Ginsberg
Arye Levy
1 eps
Susan Pourfar
Elisheva Levy
1 eps
Daniella Rabbani
Jane
1 eps
Shirley Rumierk
Dr. Varona
1 eps
Anna Rust
Veronica
1 eps
Sophia Kopera
Ava Levy
3 eps
Tovah Feldshuh
Miryam Levy
1 eps
Michael Aloni
Poli
1 eps
Lily Jane
Ava Levy
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Scenes from a Marriage actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Scenes from a Marriage reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind a contemporary American couple, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, parenthood, infidelity, divorce and subsequent partnerships.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Scene III: The Vale of Tears
Jonathan and Mira share all that they’ve learned since separating, rekindling old connections at the risk of exacerbating dormant wounds.
- Directed by Hagai Levi
S01E01
Scene I: Innocence & Panic
After a tense day of reflection and disclosure, Mira and her husband Jonathan navigate the consequences of unexpected news.
- Directed by Hagai Levi
S01E02
Scene II: Poli
When Mira returns from a business trip with a crushing revelation, she and Jonathan struggle to process the complicated aftershock.
- Directed by Hagai Levi
S01E04
Scene IV: The Illiterates
Jonathan and Mira reconvene, exploring the root of their connection but ultimately finding the source of their animalistic impulses.
- Directed by Hagai Levi
S01E05
Scene V: In the Middle of the Night, in a Dark House, Somewhere in the World
After a period of self-reflection, a slightly older and wiser Mira and Jonathan each reassess their past, present, and future as the reality of their complicated love story sets in.
- Directed by Hagai Levi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
Scene V: In the Middle of the Night, in a Dark House, Somewhere in the World
- Directed by Hagai Levi
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Daniel BergmanExecutive Producer
- Lars BlomgrenExecutive Producer
- M. Blair BreardExecutive Producer
- Carver KaraszewskiProducer
- Jessica ChastainExecutive Producer
- Michael EllenbergExecutive Producer
Direction
- Hagai LeviDirector
Cinematography
- Andrij ParekhDirector of Photography
Music
- Sacha GalperineOriginal Music Composer
- Evgueni GalperineOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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