The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.
Not for warmth, laughs or scares.
1 season · 3 episodes
13 of 13 · most episodes first
Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
Jeff DanielsErnest Hemingway (voice)
Edna O'BrienHerself – Writer
Tobias WolffSelf
Mario Vargas LlosaHimself – Writer
Ernest HemingwayHimself (archive footage)
Patricia ClarksonGrace Hemingway (voice), Pauline Pfeiffer (voice)
Dave QuayF. Scott Fitzgerald (voice)
Josh LucasThe New Republic (voice)
Mary-Louise ParkerMarcelline Hemingway (voice), Mary Hemingway (voice)
Keri RussellDorothy Parker (voice), Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (voice)
Joe MortonRalph Ellison (voice)
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GoodWatch score 85April 5, 2021 · April 7, 2021 · Ended
5 questions, like "Where can I stream Hemingway?"
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In the United States, Hemingway streams on PBS, PBS Documentaries, Thirteen, and WETA+, and it is free with ads on KQED. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 85). Critics rate it higher (89 out of 100) than audiences (78).
Better for older viewers: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for strong language, drug use, suicide themes, and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
6 h
About 6 hours: 3 episodes in 1 season of about 110 minutes each, aired from 2021 to 2021.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (10 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
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