| Halston | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Sharr White |
| Based on | Simply Halston bySteven Gaines |
| Directed by | Daniel Minahan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 44–53 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) |
Halston is an Americanbiographicaldrama television miniseries based on the life of designerHalston, starringEwan McGregor. Adapted from the 1991 bookSimply Halston bySteven Gaines, the series was ordered byNetflix in September 2019 and premiered on May 14, 2021.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by [3] | Original release date [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Becoming Halston" | Daniel Minahan[5] | Ian Brennan &Ryan Murphy andSharr White | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | |
Halston gains notoriety for thepillbox hat worn byJackie Kennedy at the1961 inauguration, then for the daring looks worn by Liza Minnelli in her1972 concert film. | |||||
| 2 | "Versailles" | Daniel Minahan | Ian Brennan and Ted Malawer | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | |
Halston and his team fly to Paris in 1973 to participate in theBattle of Versailles fashion show. | |||||
| 3 | "The Sweet Smell of Success" | Daniel Minahan | Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan and Tim Pinckney & Kristina Woo | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | |
As business booms, expanding to luggage and other retail lines, Halston releases a signaturefragrance for women in 1975. | |||||
| 4 | "The Party's Over" | Daniel Minahan | Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan and Sharr White | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | |
Wild nights atStudio 54 and an increasingcocaine habit take their toll on Halston. After alienating his collaborators, Halston accepts a deal designing affordable clothes forJCPenney in 1983. | |||||
| 5 | "Critics" | Daniel Minahan | Ian Brennan & Ryan Murphy and Ted Malawer | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | |
Business demands wreak havoc in Halston's personal and professional affairs. His friendship withMartha Graham offers a chance to design costumes forPerséphone, earning Halston triumphant acclaim in 1987. | |||||
In January 2019, it was announced thatLegendary Television andKiller Films had put in developmentSimply Halston, a miniseries based on the life of Halston that would be based on the book of the same name bySteven Gaines, withEwan McGregor set to star as Halston and the series to be written bySharr White and directed byDaniel Minahan.[5]
In September 2019,Ryan Murphy revealed toTime that he had signed ontoHalston as an executive producer and that the series had been ordered byNetflix under his overall deal at the company.[6] The series premiered on May 14, 2021.[1]
On February 18, 2020, Murphy announced on a since deletedInstagram post that in addition to McGregor starring, other cast members ofHalston includedKrysta Rodriguez asLiza Minnelli,Rory Culkin asJoel Schumacher,Rebecca Dayan asElsa Peretti, Sullivan Jones as Ed Austin,David Pittu asJoe Eula, Gian Franco Rodriguez asVictor Hugo,[7][8] and Maxim Swinton as Young Roy Halston.[9]
For the limited series, review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 67% based on 54 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Ewan McGregor brings megawatt charisma to matchHalston's vibrant recreation of a fashion era, but the series' glib treatment of the legendary designer's interior life yields a lot of style with little substance."[10]Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 50 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
