Dickinson

TV Series
2019–2021
15
30m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Dickinson is a half-hour comedy series starring Oscar® nominee Hailee Steinfeld. Dickinson audaciously explores the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet Emily Dickinson.

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Set in the 19th century, it explores the constraints of society, gender and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.Set in the 19th century, it explores the constraints of society, gender and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.Set in the 19th century, it explores the constraints of society, gender and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

21K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,756

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total

Episodes30

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Trivia
Many characters are named after real life contemporaries of Emily Dickinson in Amherst. For example, Abby and Abiah are inspired by real people but, contrary to the 'mean girls antagonist' personas portrayed they were both close friends with Emily and remained life-long correspondents with her.

Goofs
Maggie is depicted as being an adult woman, older than Emily and Lavinia. In reality, Maggie was over a decade younger than Emily and would have been in her early teens at the time of the series. Maggie did not begin working for the Dickinsons until the 1860s.

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Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Streaming Releases in November 2019 (2019)

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Featured review

8/10

Speechless... The OG of a new type of show

I'm normally so good with words. It's historical but accessible. It's poignant but laugh out loud funny. It teaches you something about humanity. It connects you to a bygone era in a way that's rich, not a soup of facts and names. It's well written, well acted, well directed. It's a good deed, keeping alive a famous poet, but in a way that's relatable. It's like Hamilton and Arrested Development, a new type of of medium. A new art form. I'm LOSING MY MIND. It's so good. Even if you think you hate poetry, don't you see? Poetry is life! Everything in the world is poetry to the discerning. Teaching us a discerning viewpoint is the purpose of any great art. This show does that.