Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

Name: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
Released: June 7, 2024
Rating: 58

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Becoming Karl Lagerfeld: Season 1

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HULU | Release Date: June 7, 2024

Summary: In 1970s Paris, Karl Lagerfeld (Daniel Brühl) falls for Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin) and seeks to unseat Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois) as top designer in this six-part French series adaptation of Raphaëlle Bacqué's book "Kaiser Karl."

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E6. Monaco?
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S1:E5. The Wedding of the Century
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S1:E4. Bad Reputation
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The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 1 Review: The two leads (both brilliant) manage to bring dignity and melancholy to their unconventional bond. There are some lulls (quelle surprise!), but it’s a beautiful work. Read full review

The Guardian Leila Latif

Jun 7, 2024

Season 1 Review: It’s an accessible introduction, and you don’t need to know much beyond their names to take in all the gorgeous gowns and keep up with the acerbic wit. Even if you wouldn’t want to befriend Brühl’s Lagerfeld, let alone have a love triangle with him, you do at all times long to be dressed by him and share his passion to make the world a more beautiful place. Read full review

Collider Maggie Lovitt

May 28, 2024

Season 1 Review: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld might have the glossy patina of a Disney-backed series, but thanks to its humanity, heart, and grittiness, it doesn’t feel like a series pieced together in the present. Even if you aren’t interested in the life and times of Karl Lagerfeld, the series is absolutely worth watching if only for a forlorn Daniel Brühl running around a grandiose château like a lovestruck maiden, dressed in a nightgown and wielding a lantern. Read full review

Whitney Friedlander

May 28, 2024

Season 1 Review: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld just barely scratches the surface of what kind of a person the designer was. Viewers don’t truly understand the roots of his motives and evil doings. And, therefore, we cannot really attempt to align with him, nor hate or mock him for them. Read full review

Alison Herman

Jun 7, 2024

Season 1 Review: The opulent setting and dichotomy of personalities also offset a largely surface-level portrait of a man who values professional success over all. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Jun 7, 2024

Season 1 Review: Despite efforts to make Lagerfeld’s world seem glamorous – with slow-mo shots – he is a lumpen presence next to the dazzling Bascher, and it is Canadian actor Théodore Pellerin who steals the show as the younger man. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jun 7, 2024

Season 1 Review: We would say that Becoming Karl Lagerfeld would be great if you’re a fan of fashion, but we’re not even sure there’s enough conflict to drive the drama for people who are interested in Lagerfeld’s history. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 7, 2024
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  S1:E6. Monaco?
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E5. The Wedding of the Century
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E4. Bad Reputation
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E3. In Bed With Karl
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. Do You Have a Style?
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E1. The Mercenary of Prêt-à-Porter
  Air Date: November 30, -0001