58% on Rotten Tomatoes from 55 reviews; Metacritic 61/100 from 24 critics. Divided reception: Paste Magazine praised the show's capture of wartime horror alongside creative beauty; Time and The Guardian found the pacing sluggish and the Holocaust peripheral.
Renewal: Season 1 (10 episodes) completed February-April 2024. A second season was in development as of mid-2024. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12024 · 10 eps | 14 February 2024 | 6.2 | 58% | n/a | ONE-TIME WATCH |
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The premiere establishes the contrasting situations of Dior and Chanel under the Occupation - one working cautiously in obscurity, the other dining with German officers - and the production design is immediately striking. The problem that would divide critics is visible from the start: the period aesthetic is immaculate and the moral geometry of the two protagonists is underexplored.
The finale covers the immediate post-Liberation period and Dior's preparation of the New Look collection. Mendelsohn's work across the series reached its most focused expression here, and the reconstruction of the 1947 collection had the visual authority that the storytelling sometimes lacked. Emmy-nominated costume work from Karen Muller Serreau and team.
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