The Duchess | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Katherine Ryan |
Written by | Katherine Ryan |
Directed by | Toby MacDonald |
Starring |
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Music by | Oli Julian |
Opening theme | "Woman" by Diana Gordon [a] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Gavin O'Grady |
Cinematography | Karl Óskarsson |
Editor | Paul Dingwall |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 19–28 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | 11 September 2020 |
The Duchess is a British comedy-drama television series created by and starring Katherine Ryan. [1] [2] It premiered on Netflix on 11 September 2020. On 29 April 2021, the series was cancelled after one series. [3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
To celebrate her daughter Olive's birthday, Katherine visits a fertility clinic to discuss the odds of giving her a sibling with help from a sperm donor. | |||||
2 | "Episode 2" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
Shep accepts Katherine's proposal — with oddly specific conditions. Jane and Katherine force the girls to hang out. Evan comes over to spend the night. | |||||
3 | "Episode 3" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
Katherine meets Shep for a failed transaction, then meets Evan's "nice and normal" parents. Bev and Katherine speak at a feminist convention. | |||||
4 | "Episode 4" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
After Katherine strikes out with an adoption agent, Olive and Millie get suspended. Shep shocks everyone with big news. Bev spies Evan at a pub. | |||||
5 | "Episode 5" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
Katherine renews her quest to get pregnant with help from a surprising source. Praise be! But is it too good to be true? Elsewhere, Olive's growing up. | |||||
6 | "Episode 6" | Toby MacDonald | Katherine Ryan | September 11, 2020 | |
Secrets swirl around Shep's big day ... and savvy Jane has it all figured out. With so much at stake, can Katherine control the chaos? |
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. [4] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [5]
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