I Know This Much Is True: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: May 10, 2020

Summary: The six-episode limited series finds identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (both played by Mark Ruffalo) dealing with metal illness, relationship issues and secrets in this adaptation of Wally Lamb's novel of the same name.

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

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: June 14, 2020
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S1:E5. Episode Five
Air Date: June 7, 2020
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S1:E4. Episode Four
Air Date: May 31, 2020

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The Times Carol Midgley

May 18, 2020

It won't cheer you up. However, its unrelenting misery did not stop it being almost exhilarating to watch, mainly because of beautiful, near-perfect performances by Mark Ruffalo. Read full review

Collider Jeff Sneider

May 11, 2020

Cianfrance has a gift for exploring the complex relationships between people, and he deals the cards straight here. There's also a timeless quality to his work that makes I Know This Much Is True feel like it could've been set at any point in the last few decades. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jun 24, 2020

I Know This Much Is True is an emotionally harrowing tale, but Ruffalo’s performance is so remarkable that you’ll find hope in the relationship between the Birdsey brothers. Read full review

Tom Long

Aug 14, 2020

It’s all technically impressive. And it’s all a monumental bummer. Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

May 11, 2020

There is enough despair in the atmosphere. I Know This Much Is True is sensitively written, stylishly directed, brilliantly acted, and impossible to recommend. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Apr 29, 2020

The acting, and Cianfrance's commitment to letting the performances play out in long, uninterrupted conversations, are what occasionally make I Know This Much Is True feel exhilarating, rather than just like a miserablist dirge. The conclusions the series reaches after six episodes, alas, aren't as revelatory as they should be regarding mental illness, family and what hope any of us can find when we're lost in dark places. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

May 7, 2020

The limited series is a carnival of horrors weighed down by moralizing, hysteria, and cross-associations. Read full review

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Raphael2017

Jun 3, 2020

História bastante depressiva, atuações dignas de Emmy, melhor estreia do ano.

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Phatpat42

May 21, 2020

Amazing acting from Mark Ruffalo!! Deserves an Emmy nod. Beautifully shot by Derek Cianfrance. Keeps the viewer wanting more, despite being overall depressing story.

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UncleWillard

Jun 12, 2020

Full disclosure, I am not a Mark Ruffalo fan. I don't think he's a great actor. Competent? Yes, but not as great as I've been led to believe. However, he is impressive in this as far as I've gotten. Slate reviewed it as a "carnival of pain" and they nailed it. I want to read the novel toFull disclosure, I am not a Mark Ruffalo fan. I don't think he's a great actor. Competent? Yes, but not as great as I've been led to believe. However, he is impressive in this as far as I've gotten. Slate reviewed it as a "carnival of pain" and they nailed it. I want to read the novel to see if it was told better in writing, because this is all over the place. Great acting (with one exception; Rosie O'Donnell . I can't stand her. She's the lesbian Ralph Cramden. If you're supposed to hate the social worker, though, good pick. She's one of those Karens that has a sliver of authority and uses it with gusto. Like when she kinda forces Dominick to pass on that he loves his brother despite not even knowing either of them)., looks amazing, fantasti soundtrack, but there's no focus. Its just tragedy after tragedy and broken people carrying on. I would say its a spoiler, but if a moron like me gets the incest sub-plot from the get go, most people will.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: June 14, 2020
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  S1:E5. Episode Five
  Air Date: June 7, 2020
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  S1:E4. Episode Four
  Air Date: May 31, 2020
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  S1:E3. Episode Three
  Air Date: May 24, 2020
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  S1:E2. Episode Two
  Air Date: May 17, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode One
  Air Date: May 10, 2020