
Scripted series · HBO
Treme
Wrap your troubles in dreams.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Treme actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Treme 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
Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 36 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20107 episodes

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201010 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Wish Someone Would Care

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201111 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S02E07 Carnival Time

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201210 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S03E10 Tipitina

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20135 episodes
8.1IMDbNew Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery – heightened by the historic election of a new presidente – is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these final five episodes of Treme, New Orleans' protagonists strive to build their own legacy in this most iconic of American cities.
Best episode · S04E05 ...To Miss New Orleans
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S03E10
Tipitina
Davis and Cheeky Blakk go “full ghetto” on Davis’ goodbye to the musician’s life. Tim Feeny reveals himself and his intentions to Janette when he finds out that she’s throwing an unauthorized benefit for Gigi’s. Delmond parts ways with the powers that be. Toni sees hope that Joey Abreu’s killer may be prosecuted.
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway

S01E08
All on a Mardi Gras Day
As New Orleans gears up for its first Fat Tuesday since Katrina, Albert is sent a less-than-celebratory message by the NOPD. Sonny leaves Annie to her own devices; LaDonna puts her bad news on hold; the Bernettes make a Mardi Gras appearance, though Creighton’s heart isn’t really in it.
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by Eric Overmyer

S01E09
Wish Someone Would Care
Davis concocts a remedy for the post-Mardi Gras blues; Annie makes a decision that Sonny takes personally; Janette’s latest chef’s gig gets bogged down; Antoine becomes LaDonna’s unexpected benefactor; Colson warns Albert to avoid trouble on St. Joseph’s night; Creighton is inspired by a classic novel set in old New Orleans.
- Directed by Dan Attias
- Written by George Pelecanos, David Simon

S02E07
Carnival Time
As Carnival arrives in New Orleans, Albert unveils his new plumage, and Delmond discovers a new sound; Annie heads to a rural celebration with Harley, while Davis looks for an alibi to party in town; Hidalgo combines business with pleasure on a Zulu float; Toni and Sofia struggle with their memories of Creighton; Antoine club-hops with his sons, while LaDonna avoids the fracas; and Cornell offers Sonny a second chance away from all the revelry; in New York, Chef Ripert gives Janette time off to attend to personal business and Fat Tuesday
- Directed by Brad Anderson
- Written by David Simon, Eric Overmyer

S02E11
Do Watcha Wanna
Jazz Fest takes center stage in New Orleans, giving Treme residents a welcome respite from a challenging year.
- Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
- Written by Anthony Bourdain, David Simon

S02E04
Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?
Aunt Mimi and Davis form a record company and sign rapper Katey Red; Janette makes her dramatic departure from Restaurant Brulard; Antoine reluctantly lands a teaching job.
- Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
- Written by Eric Overmyer
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S04E05
...To Miss New Orleans
- Directed by Agnieszka Holland
- Written by David Simon, Eric Overmyer

S04E04
Sunset on Louisianne
- Directed by Alex Hall
- Written by David Simon

S04E03
Dippermouth Blues
- Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
- Written by Eric Overmyer

S04E02
This City
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by George Pelecanos

S04E01
Yes We Can
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by George Pelecanos, David Simon

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
- George PelecanosExecutive Producer
- Joe IncapreraProducer
- David SimonExecutive Producer
- Eric OvermyerExecutive Producer
- Nina K. NobleExecutive Producer
- Anthony HemingwayProducer
Writing
- George PelecanosWriter
- Anthony BourdainWriter
- James YoshimuraWriter
- David SimonWriter
- Eric OvermyerWriter
- David MillsWriter
Direction
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Alex ZakrzewskiDirector
- Simon Cellan JonesDirector
- Dan AttiasDirector
- Christine MooreDirector
- Brad AndersonDirector
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