TV series
2021 · 1 season · 5 ep · Drama
TMDB 7.0/10 (136 votes)
His name built an empire. His style defined an era. American fashion designer Halston skyrockets to fame before his life starts to spin out of control.
Created by Sharr White
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Sharr WhiteCreator
Ewan McGregoras Halston
Rebecca Dayanas Elsa Peretti
David Pittuas Joe Eula
Krysta Rodriguezas Liza MinnelliCast & crew political lean — 1 of 5 researched: 1 left · 0 center · 0 right · 0 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
Halston is an American biographical drama television miniseries based on the life of designer Halston, starring Ewan McGregor. Adapted from the 1991 book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines, the series was ordered by Netflix in September 2019 and premiered on May 14, 2021.
Ewan McGregor as Halston
Rebecca Dayan as Elsa Peretti
David Pittu as Joe Eula
Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli
Bill Pullman as David J. Mahoney
Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher
James Riordan as Henry Bisset
Sullivan Jones as Ed Austin
Kelly Bishop as Eleanor Lambert
Gian Franco Rodriguez as Victor Hugo
Dilone as Pat Cleveland
Vera Farmiga as Adele
James Waterston as Mike
Jason Kravits as Carl Epstein
Mary Beth Peil as Martha Graham
Molly Jobe as Sassy Johnson
Shawna Hamic as Pat Ast
Maxim Swinton as Young Roy Halston
Sietzka Rose as Karen Bjornson
Jack Mikesell as John David Ridge
Shannan Wilson as Bobbi Mahoney
In January 2019, it was announced that Legendary Television and Killer Films had put in development Simply Halston, a miniseries based on the life of Halston that would be based on the book of the same name by Steven Gaines, with Ewan McGregor set to star as Halston and the series to be written by Sharr White and directed by Daniel Minahan.
In September 2019, Ryan Murphy revealed to Time that he had signed onto Halston as an executive producer and that the series had been ordered by Netflix under his overall deal at the company. The series premiered on May 14, 2021.
On February 18, 2020, Murphy announced on a since deleted Instagram post that in addition to McGregor starring, other cast members of Halston included Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli, Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher, Rebecca Dayan as Elsa Peretti, Sullivan Jones as Ed Austin, David Pittu as Joe Eula, Gian Franco Rodriguez as Victor Hugo, and Maxim Swinton as Young Roy Halston.
Based on its evaluation of 54 critic reviews, Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 67% for the limited series, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Ewan McGregor brings megawatt charisma to match Halston's vibrant recreation of a fashion era, but the series' glib treatment of the legendary designer's interior life yields a lot of style with little substance." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 50 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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