Hemingway

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2021-04-05

Last Air Date: 2021-04-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Peter Coyote as Narrator (voice)
Jeff Daniels as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Michael Kitakis as Himself – Writer
Edna O'Brien as Herself – Writer
Tobias Wolff as Himself – Writer
Mary Dearborn as Herself – Biographer
Abraham Verghese as Himself – Writer
Mary Karr as Herself – Writer
Susan Beegel as Herself – Literary Scholar
Marc Dudley as Himself – Literary Scholar

Seasons

Miniseries (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A Writer (1899-1929) (2021-04-05)

Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.
Ep. 2: The Avatar (1929-1944) (2021-04-06)

Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can't stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn.
Ep. 3: The Blank Page (1944-1961) (2021-04-07)

Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes The Old Man and the Sea to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition.