Documentary series · HBO
The Rehearsal
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Nathan Fielder
Self
12 eps
Gigi Burgdorf
Fake Tricia
1 eps
K. Todd Freeman
Fake Kor
1 eps
Tony Nation
Fake Trivia Host
1 eps
Vilma Ortiz Donovan
Fake Bartender
1 eps
Joshua Benard
Adam Age 15
2 eps
Thomas McNamara
Paramedic
2 eps
Sophia California Rain
Self
1 eps
Kristina Horan
DKNY Woman
1 eps
Roy James Wilson
Police Officer
1 eps
Selwyn Wright Jr.
Construction Worker
1 eps
Arnold Y. Kim
Fisherman
1 eps
Raymond Lopez
Fake Pizza Cook
1 eps
Charlie Cherman
Baby Adam
1 eps
Ulla Feldman
Baby Adam
1 eps
Audrey Galvin
Baby Adam
1 eps
Logan Sanchez
Baby Adam
1 eps
Perry Nolan Wood
Baby Adam
1 eps
Isaac Lamb
Fake Brother
1 eps
Vince Cefalu
Fake Grandpa
1 eps
Sawyer Bell
Adam Age 3
1 eps
Luke Manning Guyer
Adam Age 3
1 eps
Nico Klimt
Adam Age 3
1 eps
James O'Neill
Adam Age 3
1 eps
Journey Baker
Adam Age 6
2 eps
Lennon O'Flynn
Adam Age 6
1 eps
Alexander Leiss
Fake Nathan
1 eps
Ashleigh Morghan
Paramedic
1 eps
Christopher Fairbanks
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Rif Hutton
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
David S. Jung
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Bryan Marcos
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Nick Mestad
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Maral Milani
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Nadia Mohebban
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Lizz Ncube-Carter
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Kathryn Hollis Peters
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Zhaleh Vossough
Fake Acting Class Student
1 eps
Jennifer Khoe
Fake Producer
1 eps
Matt Patrick Fox
Fake Roommate
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Rehearsal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Rehearsal 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 often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20226 episodes
8.2IMDbNathan Fielder helps people prepare for life’s most difficult moments by staging meticulously crafted rehearsals of real-world events, but what starts as rehearsing life’s hardest decisions spirals into a shocking experiment in control, identity, and obsession.
Best episode · S01E04 The Fielder Method
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20256 episodes
8.9IMDbIn season two, the urgency of Fielder's project grows as he decides to put his resources toward an issue that affects us all.
Best episode · S02E06 My Controls
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E06
My Controls
Nathan makes a big bet.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E02
Star Potential
In his search for a solution, Nathan draws from his past.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E03
Pilot's Code
Nathan experiments on animals – and himself.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E05
Washington
Nathan heads to Washington.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S01E04
The Fielder Method
Nathan travels to LA to train actors for his show.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Eric Notarnicola, Carrie Kemper
S02E01
Gotta Have Fun
Nathan decides to put his resources into something big.
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E06
My Controls
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E05
Washington
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E04
Kissme
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E03
Pilot's Code
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E02
Star Potential
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
S02E01
Gotta Have Fun
- Directed by Nathan Fielder
- Written by Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Nathan Fielder
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Clark Reinking
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Christie Smith
Executive producer
Eric Notarnicola
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
David Paige
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Dan McManus
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Adam Locke-Norton
Writer
Carrie Kemper
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Nathan FielderCreator
Executive production
- David Allen CressProducer
- Clark ReinkingExecutive Producer
- Regina HeymanProducer
- Christie SmithExecutive Producer
- Eric NotarnicolaExecutive Producer
- Amanda SchulzProducer
Writing
- Adam Locke-NortonWriter
- Eric NotarnicolaWriter
- Carrie KemperWriter
- Nathan FielderWriter
Direction
- Nathan FielderDirector
Cinematography
- Marco CorderoDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Cinema Eye Honors
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeCinema Eye Honors
The Rehearsal · The Rehearsal
Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeGotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
The Rehearsal · The Rehearsal
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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