OR

Email Address

Password

Forgot password?

The Rehearsal

METASCORE

Universal acclaim based on 45 Critic Reviews

See All

87

USER SCORE

Universal acclaim based on 22 Ratings

See All

8.3

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8.3	Your Score
8.3	User Score Universal acclaim based on 22 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

The Rehearsal

Now Playing: The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

Series Details & Credits

HBO | Release Date: July 15, 2022

Summary: Nathan Fielder helps people "rehearse" major decisions and/or discussions with the aide of actors and realistic sets in this comedy series written and directed by Fielder.

Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary

Recent Episodes

No episode information is currently available for this season

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

87

Positive:

40

Mixed:

4

Negative:

1

Critic Reviews

100

Time

Judy Berman

Jul 15, 2022

Season 1 Review: A brilliant, brain-breaking six-episode HBO series. Read full review

100

RogerEbert.com Clint Worthington

Apr 15, 2025

Season 2 Review: The show’s elegant writing lets him walk that delicate tightrope between lampooning his own self-importance and forging a more complete understanding of himself by forensically studying the people around him. .... Dissonance is what keeps “The Rehearsal” flying high as one of the funniest, most insightful shows on television. Read full review

100

Screen Rant Ben Sherlock

Aug 28, 2025

Season 2 Review: The first season of The Rehearsal was a truly unique television experiment, so it was always going to be a tough act to follow. But season 2 manages to be even more daring, profound, and subversively hilarious. No one thinks quite as far outside the box as Fielder. Read full review

91

The Playlist Nick Allen

Jul 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: Beating reality seems like an impossible goal, but it is exhilarating, fascinating, and often very funny to see Fielder get closer and closer to it. Read full review

90

Collider Ross Bonaime

Apr 15, 2025

Season 2 Review: If you’ve been a fan of Fielder’s brand of humor over the years, or just want to see a comedy unlike anything you’ve seen before, this new season of The Rehearsal is for you. Read full review

83

Entertainment Weekly

Kristen Baldwin

Apr 21, 2025

Season 2 Review: The new season maintains a more cohesive focus — in this case, developing a method to improve commercial aviation safety — without sacrificing the show’s signature weirdness. Read full review

30

The New Yorker

Richard Brody

Aug 9, 2022

Season 1 Review: In voice-over, Nathan expresses an odd bewilderment about his power to “create feelings for other people’s rehearsals” but not for himself. It’s a bewilderment that reflects the intellectual and emotional blankness at the center of “The Rehearsal.” ... His cleverness masks the hollowness of his schemes. No digression, no incidentals, no loose ends can intrude on Fielder’s taut, compact, self-contained sketches. He looks the Look at the people he films, but doesn’t seem to see them. Read full review

SEE ALL 45 REVIEWS

Write a Review

8.3

User Reviews

10

arimaniac

Aug 14, 2022

It is a funny, incredibly creative, subtly profound, and entertaining television show. A must watch.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

10

pix_33

Aug 6, 2022

part comedy, part drama, part I don't know what Nathan fielder has broken all natural media conventions to bring us a Frankenstein's monster of a show that gives a true insight into what it means to be an actor and more importantly human. extremely creative show, absolutely astonishing howpart comedy, part drama, part I don't know what Nathan fielder has broken all natural media conventions to bring us a Frankenstein's monster of a show that gives a true insight into what it means to be an actor and more importantly human. extremely creative show, absolutely astonishing how Nathan elicits an emotion that is something I haven't experienced with a show before. An almost disgust mixed with fascination making you feel bad for watching but at the same time you need to know what comes next.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

10

Henrambe

Nov 2, 2022

Unbelievable show. So freaking funny with such great messages, one of the funniest things I have ever watched and it works so hard

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

10

daniel_

Dec 1, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was very excited when I read that there is a new Nathan show and it was even better than I imagined... Though in the last episode I nearly accepted Nathan to offer adopting the child. But you never know what comes up in season 2.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

10

Hngking

Aug 2, 2022

Incredible, one of the best series of the year, Nathan Fielder made a revolutionary masterpiece

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

8

TVJerry

Jul 24, 2022

Nathan Fielder made his rep with Nathan For You, where he parodied business consultants by pretending to help people with outrageous suggestions (I never watched it). This concept takes matters to a big-budget level with a unique concept: A deadpan Fielder helps people prepare for majorNathan Fielder made his rep with Nathan For You, where he parodied business consultants by pretending to help people with outrageous suggestions (I never watched it). This concept takes matters to a big-budget level with a unique concept: A deadpan Fielder helps people prepare for major moments in their lives by staging elaborate…and I do mean elaborate…rehearsals for the event. The first ep revolves around a man who has a secret he needs to tell a friend, while the 2nd challenges a woman who thinks she wants a baby with the real thing….sort of. Even though it may be billed as a comedy, this is more an absurd version of reality show that explores human nature in unusual ways. Even so, it's sometimes surprising, endlessly fascinating and truly unique. (Review based on 2 of 6 one-hour eps with new ones released every Friday.)… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

5

DavehughesSF

Jul 25, 2022

I was a huge fan of Nathan For You - but this is just more of the same. No reinvention, just a more absurd premise. I do not understand all of the high scores. This is an incredibly frustrating show and his decade old schtick doesn’t work in 2022.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

More From Metacritic

The 20 Best New TV Shows of 2022

As our best-of-2022 coverage continues, we reveal the 20 highest-scoring...

Best of 2022: Television Critic Top Ten Lists

What were critics' favorite television shows of 2022? Find their...

What to Watch Right Now on Paramount+

Find a list of the best recent and upcoming film and TV titles added to...

What to Watch Right Now on Amazon's Prime Video

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 92 The Pitt: Season 2

2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1

3 87 Hacks: Season 5

4 87 Industry: Season 4

5 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...

6 85 The Beatles Anthology

7 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4

8 85 Bait: Season 1

9 84 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

10 83 Lord of the Flies

11 83 Riot Women: Season 1

12 83 For All Mankind: Season 5

13 81 The Muppet Show (2026)

14 80 Outlander (2014): Season 8

15 80 The Other Bennet Sister: Season 1

16 80 The Mighty Nein: Season 1

17 80 The Comeback: Season 3

18 80 The American Revolution

19 80 One Piece (2023): Season 2

20 80 Dark Winds: Season 4

SEE ALL

Seasons & Episodes

87

Series Overview
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 20, 2025
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 1

86
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 15, 2022