The Rehearsal

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 15, 2022
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23

Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Jul 18, 2022
    60
    A somber, introspective and highly mannered take on the prank show — Comedy Central meets Charlie Kaufman. ... But if the result is too often forced and airless, at least Fielder can boast once again that he’s created another singular series that doesn’t resemble anything else on television.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Jul 11, 2022
    60
    “The Rehearsal,” whose creator’s work in the past has taken us unexpected places, now returns, endlessly, to the idea of the creator himself; it’s pulsing with imagination, but ends up with paralyzingly little whimsy.

Awards & Rankings

23
#23 Best TV Season of 2022
34
#34 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

User Reviews

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 56
  3. Negative: 10 out of 56
  1. EdwardGant
    Jul 16, 2022
    10
    I actually signed up here after just seeing episode 1 of THE REHEARSAL, simply because I want to get the word out. I already loved NATHAN FORI actually signed up here after just seeing episode 1 of THE REHEARSAL, simply because I want to get the word out. I already loved NATHAN FOR YOU but this is next-level. This episode was funny, profound, heart-breaking and, most importantly in current times, deeply humane. It may also be groundbreaking. It's not at all necessary to have seen NATHAN FOR YOU to appreciate this but I recommend it, if only to get accustomed to Fielder's fictional on-screen persona. I always thought Fielder was a major talent but now I think he may be a genius and it's great to see HBO giving him the resources he needs to realise his vision on a suitably absurd scale. I can't wait to see where this series goes next.… Full Review »
  2. OlivierPiel
    Jul 25, 2022
    3
    Art is totally pointless. But it is is beautiful. Nathan just forgot the second part.
    This show is very NYish, neurotic, navel gazing,    Art is totally pointless. But it is is beautiful. Nathan just forgot the second part.
    This show is very NYish, neurotic, navel gazing, self-deprecating, Jewish, very Faustian just as in Woody Allen, Seinfeld etc...but with such abysmally low stakes, and without the humour ...plus a disgusting waste of money, it rings of bad taste (for a French viewer like myself): It's like watching a whole NASA team of nerds trying to open an oyster with a high-precision laser so that no one gets hurt.    … Full Review »
  3. jzathajenius
    Jul 19, 2022
    4
    (Review based on the first episode)

    Nathan For You never really grabbed me, and I suspect if you loved that show you're going to love The    (Review based on the first episode)

    Nathan For You never really grabbed me, and I suspect if you loved that show you're going to love The Rehearsal too. Conversely, if you didn't click with NFY, this is going to be pretty underwhelming, as it was for me. Interestingly, I ADORE 'How to with John Wilson'... I think that's such a clever and sincere study of the awkwardness and weirdness of humanity, and you can definitely feel Nathan's fingerprints all over that show.

    The premise is ok, like its a very Reality TV style gimmick. The execution is just.....eh. Didnt laugh. Didnt cry. Kinda wished it was shorter. It all felt far too staged too, like very little of it felt authentic or organic.

    If its your thing, cool. Just wasnt for me.    … Full Review »
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