Truman Capote’s Swan Song…

Feud is an anthology drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen, and Michael Zam, which premiered on FX on March 5, 2017. Conceived as an anthology series, the second season of the anthology series, titled Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, was directed by Gus Van Sant, Max Winkler, and Jennifer Lynch, it was written by Jon Robin Baitz. The eight-episode season is based on the 2021 book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era written by Laurence Leamer. Its first two episodes premiered on January 31, 2024, with episodes available on Hulu the day after broadcast on FX.

The second season surrounds acclaimed writer Truman Capote when he ruins his friendships with “the Swans”, a socialite group of New York City high society, by writing a thinly veiled fictionalized account of their scandalous and hedonistic lives in his (ultimately unfinished) novel, Answered Prayers. When Esquire publishes the chapter “La Côte Basque 1965”, after the restaurant of the same name frequented by the Swans and Capote himself, several vow to ruin his life in revenge. The eight episodes deal with Capote’s relationship prior to the fallout with the Swans, the years that followed after the Esquire article was published and Capote’s outcast from high society that eventully leads to his declining condition through drinking and substance abuse that ultimately leads to his death in 1984. The anthology series stars Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Treat Williams, Joe Mantello, Russell Tovey, and Tom Hollander as Truman Capote.

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is the Featured Television Blog of the month for May! You can expect a detailed critique of the series episodes. There is also a detailed recommendation of the series with the history of Truman Capote and the Swans. There is also a detailed review of the 2021 book the series is based off of titled Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era, and the 1975 Esquire feature by Truman Capote, “La Côte Basque 1965”, that started the beginning of the end for Capote & his Swans. For the interview, Tom Hollander and his Swans sit down with ABC News to talk about their roles in the series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. There is also a Top Ten List, and for Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, the list is My Top Ten New York City Series. Last but not least, the Featured Television Blog of the month includes an Official Trailer for the featured series!

You can watch the Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Official Trailer below: