Halston (miniseries)

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Halston
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Genre
Created by Sharr White
Based onSimply Halston
by Steven Gaines
Directed by Daniel Minahan
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time44–53 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)

Halston is an American biographical drama streaming television miniseries based on the life of designer Halston, starring Ewan McGregor. Adapted from the 1991 book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines, the series was ordered by Netflix in September 2019 and premiered on May 14, 2021. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by [3] Original release date [4]
1"Becoming Halston" Daniel Minahan [5] Ian Brennan & Ryan Murphy and Sharr White May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
Halston gains notoriety for the pillbox hat worn by Jackie Kennedy at the 1961 inauguration, then for the daring looks worn by Liza Minnelli in her 1972 concert film.
2"Versailles"Daniel MinahanIan Brennan and Ted MalawerMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
Halston and his team fly to Paris in 1973 to participate in the Battle of Versailles fashion show.
3"The Sweet Smell of Success"Daniel MinahanRyan Murphy & Ian Brennan and Tim Pinckney & Kristina WooMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
As business booms, expanding to luggage and other retail lines, Halston releases a signature fragrance for women in 1975.
4"The Party's Over"Daniel MinahanRyan Murphy & Ian Brennan and Sharr WhiteMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
Wild nights at Studio 54 and an increasing cocaine habit take their toll on Halston. After alienating his collaborators, Halston accepts a deal designing affordable clothes for JCPenney in 1983.
5"Critics"Daniel MinahanIan Brennan & Ryan Murphy and Ted MalawerMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
Business demands wreak havoc in Halston's personal and professional affairs. His friendship with Martha Graham offers a chance to design costumes for Perséphone , earning Halston triumphant acclaim in 1987.

Production

Development

In January 2019, it was announced that Legendary Television and Killer Films had put in development Simply Halston, a miniseries based on the life of Halston that would be based on the book of the same name by Steven Gaines, with Ewan McGregor set to star as Halston and the series to be written by Sharr White and directed by Daniel Minahan. [5]

In September 2019, Ryan Murphy revealed to Time that he had signed onto Halston as an executive producer and that the series had been ordered by Netflix under his overall deal at the company. [6] The series premiered on May 14, 2021. [1]

Casting

On February 18, 2020, Murphy announced on a since deleted Instagram post that in addition to McGregor starring, other cast members of Halston included Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli, Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher, Rebecca Dayan as Elsa Peretti, Sullivan Jones as Ed Austin, David Pittu as Joe Eula, Gian Franco Rodriguez as Victor Hugo, [7] [8] and Maxim Swinton as Young Roy Halston. [9]

Reception

For the limited series, review aggregator Rotten 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 match Halston'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]

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2021
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Ewan McGregor Won [12]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Mark Ricker, Nithya Shrinivasan and Cherish M. HaleNominated
Outstanding Period Costumes Jeriana San Juan, Catherine Crabtree, Cailey Breneman and Anne Newton-Harding (for "Versailles")Nominated
Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Margot Boccia and Joseph A. Campayno (for "Versailles")Nominated
Outstanding Music Supervision Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall and Ryan Murphy (for "The Party's Over")Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
2022
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Ewan McGregorNominated [13]
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series HalstonNominated [14]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Ewan McGregorNominated [15]
Writers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Writing – TV Adapted Long Form Ian Brennan, Ted Malawer, Ryan Murphy, Tim Pinckney, Sharr White, Kristina WooNominated [16]

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