The Rehearsal

TV Series
2022–
18
30m

IMDb RATING

8.5/10

34K

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POPULARITY

535

Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.

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Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

34K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

535

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated TV #196

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 12 nominations total

Episodes12

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TopTop-rated2 seasons2 years

• 2022–2025

Journey Baker

Adam Age 6

• 2022

Anna Lamadrid

Fake Angela…

• 2022–2025

Thomas McNamara

Clown Scenario Actor…

• 2022–2025

Jennifer Khoe

Fake Producer

• 2022–2025

Alexander Leiss

Fake Nathan

• 2022–2025

Ashleigh Morghan

Ashleigh…

• 2022–2025

Eric Barron

First Air First Officer…

• 2025

Sawyer J. Bell

Adam Age 3

• 2022

Lennon O'Flynn

Adam Age 6

• 2022

James O'Neill

Adam Age 3

• 2022

Remy Taylor

Adam Age 6

• 2022

Joshua James Benard

Adam Age 15

• 2022

Liam Risinger

Adam Age 9

• 2022

Brandon Delsid

Wings of Voice Host

• 2025

Lily Keene

Lily Keene…

• 2025

Anthony Cruz

Fake Colin…

• 2025

Mueen Jahan

US-Bangla Airlines Captain

• 2025

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9karimnomatch

No words to describe it!!

This is the most creative, unique, and original show I have watched in many years.. Maybe ever! I loved Nathan For You (NFY) and I knew this show would be good as well. However, while NFY is a comedy show in essence, The Rehearsal is mostly a social experience that is so special and authentic.

I will not spoil anything, but I will comment on one scene in Episode 4. When Adam is taken by the ambulance after overdosing, the paramedics are listing his current symptoms, vital signs, and possible drugs he is on, and being a physician I was impressed by the accuracy and amount of work that went into a 5-second scene. This is a simple example of the attention to details and the amount of effort put into this amazing show.

9ivannushu

Synecdoche New York

This is where movie becomes reality, and vice versa. After helping with people's careers on Nathan For You, the wizard of loneliness returns to help with people's relationships.

9ryanpersaud-59415

"Next thing you know, I'll bring home some oranges and that will be Satanic!"

I've long been a fan of Nathan Fielder (from both Nathan For You and from How To With John Wilson), so one night, I popped The Rehearsal on and could not believe what I was seeing.

So, I stopped watching and decided to watch it with some friends and family. And, predictably, they fell in love with the show. You may not love the Rehearsal (at first), you may find it quirky and odd, but you will be unable to look away. This is easily one of the most unique and innovative shows I have ever seen. Fielder is an absolute master and just when you think you know where the season is going, it takes so many different turns.

By the end, The Rehearsal goes from a fun social experiment to a profound, contemplative, and deeply human experience. It's a show that questions identity, relationships, our attempts at controlling the world...yeah, just watch it. It's amazing.

9chrsstout

Nathan Fielder's best

It's self-help reality show satire. Idk how else to put it. If you don't get it, then sorry. His situational comedy hits a little too close to home for some. But for those who have the humility to appreciate the awkwardness of the human condition, then you appreciate just how absurd this show gets. It's comedic inception, I started the show chuckling, and by episode 4 I was in tears. Layers upon layers of absurdity. This show has the perfect guy (and apparently the budget) to do it.

A lot of reality shows do the same thing Nathan does in this show. But they polish it up to make it seem like interactions are flawless, use actors to stage nearly everything, and all works out perfectly in the end. This show just exploits that aspect of those reality tv shows. His mindset is (believe it or not) not too far from a regular reality television producer. Nathan just has a little more of a nihilistic approach. I love it.

ant-medi

Kaufman-esque

I know I'm probably the millionth person to say this but this is the most Charlie Kaufman-esque show I have ever seen in my life. The show is really introspective. Reminded so much of Synechdoche, New York, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich and even other films like Eternal Sunshine and I'm Thinking of Ending things. Especially when it came to the idea of a character viewing themselves through the eyes of another person or trying to view experience in that way. It's something that Charlie Kaufman loves exploring and I loved seeing Nathan Fielder's take on it.

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In a 2022 interview, Nathan Fielder revealed that the series was inspired by two episodes of his previous show, "Nathan for You," specifically "Smokers Allowed" and "Finding Frances." In the former, Nathan hires actors to re-create an entire night at an average California bar word-for-word in the guise of putting on a stage play. In the latter, Nathan has Bill Gates impersonator Bill Heath engage in a role playing exercise where he assumes the part of his own ex-girlfriend and experiences their breakup from her perspective, leading him to realize he was responsible for the dissolution of the relationship. The same episode also found Fielder beginning dating a sex worker he'd initially hired for a sketch on the show, only to discover that he enjoyed her company in spite of the transactional nature of their relationship, ultimately blurring the line between reality and fantasy when she began watching the show herself.