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Fosse/Verdon

Fosse/Verdon

2019Miniseries1 season8 episodes~60 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

The story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Together, they changed the face of American entertainment — at a perilous cost.

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As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Fosse/Verdon streaming on Hulu and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Fosse/Verdon?

Fosse/Verdon earns 4 badges, led by Standout acting and Crowd Pleaser.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Fosse/Verdon worth watching?

Fosse/Verdon's Midcredits score is the 83rd percentile of all shows, from 8.4K ratings across 2 sources. 86% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

83rd percentile

Better received than 83% of shows

74th percentile among Biography81st percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)76th
Approval (how many liked it)85th

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

76 /100

76th percentile of all shows

72nd percentile among Biography74th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

86% liked it

85th percentile of all shows

73rd percentile among Biography84th percentile among 2010s
86% rated it 7–1014% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

83rd percentile

8.3K ratings across platforms

67th percentile among Biography84th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The series centers on a deeply flawed, creatively interdependent couple whose personal dysfunction fueled their artistic genius.

Fans praised

  • Michelle Williams's transformative embodiment of Verdon's voice and mannerisms
  • Sam Rockwell's nuanced portrayal of Fosse's charm and darkness
  • Faithful restaging of iconic musical numbers with strong period detail

Detractors panned

  • Joyless, one-note depiction of Fosse as a charmless predator
  • Non-linear timeline feels disorienting and artificial
  • Dance sequences lack the precision and allure of Fosse's actual work

What stands out

ActingDivisive88

Lead performances universally praised as transformative; detractors note Rockwell's limited range

CinematographyDivisive82

Period-authentic sets, costumes, and lighting praised; detractors find it dreary

Sound and music80

Music and dance numbers woven naturally into drama; atmospheric score

Atmosphere78

Immersive 1960s-70s Broadway and Hollywood backstage world

CharactersDivisive72

Fosse written as emotionally distant genius, Verdon as loyal muse; detractors find both one-dimensional

PacingDivisive60

Some episodes feel stretched; detractors cite slow-moving narrative

Plot and storyDivisive55

Non-linear structure divides viewers; some find it ambitious, others needlessly confusing

OriginalityDivisive45

Frequently compared to All That Jazz; detractors see it as redundant

Preferred by

Critics vs users

Preferred by Critics

Critics scored it 22 points higher than users.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 4 points apart
  • US vs non-US 5 points apart

Episodes

1 season

Limited Series · 2019 · 8 episodes

  • S1E1

    Life Is a Cabaret

    Apr 9, 201950 min
  • S1E2

    Who's Got the Pain?

    Apr 16, 201942 min
  • S1E3

    Me and My Baby

    Apr 23, 201940 min
  • S1E4

    Glory

    Apr 30, 201940 min
  • S1E5

    Where Am I Going?

    May 7, 201956 min
  • S1E6

    All I Care About Is Love

    May 14, 201940 min
  • S1E7

    Nowadays

    May 21, 201951 min
  • S1E8

    Providence

    May 28, 201958 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Fosse/Verdon like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseMelancholicContemplative
Heaviest: late
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Melodramatic · 9% of shows: Heightened emotion, played large.Romantic · 7% of showsSolemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Nonlinear · 5% of shows: Events shown out of chronological order.SerializedSingle-season story
ToneA prestige biopic that plays its material straight with a stylish, theatrical gloss, treating the glamour and the wreckage with equal seriousness.
The rideThe series maintains a mostly tense and melancholic register, with volatility between collaborative highs and personal lows; the emotional weight intensifies toward the final episodes.
StructureThe biography is told mostly in order but jumps across decades of the pair's career, intercutting periods of success and decline.
Episode formatThe series tells one continuous story across all eight episodes, each chapter building on the last.
Season formatThe show is a limited series with one season covering a complete narrative arc of Fosse and Verdon's relationship.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetHaunting · 9% of shows
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves the high cost of Fosse's genius and Verdon's quiet devotion lingering as a melancholy portrait of art and loss.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Rags
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3% (this title): Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% (this title) · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Rags to riches: A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition. · Rise and fall: Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).

3% of shows fit this archetype

with Tragedy underneath

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe series follows Fosse's climb to fame in Broadway and Hollywood while charting the self-destruction that shadows his success — a fame-and-fall arc with a tragic undertow.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfRomanticlove
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% (this title) · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% (this title) · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% (this title) · Technology 1%

Bonds

Romantic love · 10% of showsAmbition · 14% of showsArt · 2% of shows
Mourns its theme: Grieves its theme, or what has been lost of it.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe series examines how a deep romantic and creative partnership both fuels and strains two driven artists.
StanceThe series mourns the cost that creative ambition exacts on a love relationship, treating the bond as both extraordinary and ultimately unsustainable.

The world

Late 20th centuryUrbanDomesticInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral modernJazzSupportive music · hybrid
SettingThe Broadway and Hollywood theatre and film worlds of 1960s-70s New York City

Content guide

Is Fosse/Verdon okay for kids?

TV-MA

Fosse/Verdon is rated TV-MA. As of August 29, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (28/100), sexual content at moderate (58/100), language at moderate (56/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (70/100) and frightening material at mild (16/100). Overall it is heavier than 22% of TV-MA shows.

Ratings in 17 other countries
  • France18
  • Ireland12
  • Brazil16
  • Austria12
  • Belgium12
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK12
  • Israel12+
  • Netherlands12
  • Norway12
  • Poland12
  • Portugal12AP
  • RO12
  • Spain18
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Switzerland12
  • Türkiye18+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 52% of all showsHeavier than 22% of TV-MA shows
Violence & Gore
Mild
light for a TV-MA show
heavier than 11%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 60%
Profanity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
light for a TV-MA show
heavier than 25%
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 78%
Frightening / Intense
Mild
light for a TV-MA show
heavier than 8%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is drug and alcohol content. Everything else sits at or below what TV-MA shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Fosse/Verdon have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Fosse/Verdon?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Sam Rockwell
as Bob Fosse
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Michelle Williams
as Gwen Verdon
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Norbert Leo Butz
as Paddy Chayefsky
Aya Cash
as Joan Simon
Margaret Qualley
as Ann Reinking
Rising: A short career with a standing when this show came out above the median working actor today.
Jake Lacy
as Ron
Paloma Garcia-Lee
as Adrienne
Ari Brand
as Danny
Peter Chursin Jr.
as Christopher Chadman
Heather Lang
as Sandy

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