Mozart in the Jungle
Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 10/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Gael García BernalLola KirkeSaffron BurrowsHannah DunneBernadette PetersMalcolm McDowell
Written by
Alex TimbersRoman CoppolaJason SchwartzmanPaul Weitz
Starring
Gael García BernalLola KirkeSaffron BurrowsHannah DunneBernadette PetersMalcolm McDowell
Written by
Alex TimbersRoman CoppolaJason SchwartzmanPaul Weitz
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Mozart in the Jungle Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.8 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | |
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
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About
"Classical music's chaos played for warmth and laughs"
Set in the cutthroat world of a New York symphony orchestra, this show follows a young oboist trying to break in just as a flamboyant new conductor upends the old guard. It's breezy and stylish rather than stuffy, mixing backstage comedy with real affection for classical music and the messy lives of the people who make it. Episodes run short and light on their feet, carried by charismatic performances and a genuine curiosity about how music gets made, rehearsed, and fought over.
Watch it for
the loose, affectionate look at classical musicians as flawed, funny, striving people.
Maybe skip if
you want tight plotting rather than a breezy, hangout-style character piece.
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All Seasons
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Season 12014
7.97K104h 33m
Sex, drugs and classical music illustrate what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what occurs on stage.
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Season 22015
7.84K104h 35m
Despite months of rehearsal, the orchestra’s growth has stalled. A world tour and illicit romances dog the symphony, especially Rodrigo, anxious about his Mexican homecoming. Hailey assumes a larger position in the orchestra, but struggles to find her footing as an oboist and in her love life. A looming labor strike risks pitting friend against friend and it may fall to Rodrigo to create harmony.
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Season 32016
8.14K104h 36m
With the lockout still underway, the New York Symphony family is fractured. Rodrigo disappears to Venice, Italy to conduct the return concert of a legendary opera diva. Hailey tours Europe with Andrew Walsh, but it is not the adventure she was expecting. Those left in New York, embroiled in a stalemate, fight to hold together the remaining pieces before the Symphony is damaged beyond repair.
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Season 42018
7.83K104h 38m
New melodies arise as Rodrigo & Hailey take their relationship public. Hailey struggles to prove herself as a conductor, while Rodrigo fights to keep his inspiration alive. Thomas joins a start-up orchestra in Queens that challenges Gloria.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Gael García Bernal Rodrigo De Souza
Lola Kirke Hailey Rutledge
Saffron Burrows Cynthia Taylor
Hannah Dunne Lizzie Campbell
Bernadette Peters Gloria Windsor
Malcolm McDowell Thomas Pembridge
Mark Blum Union Bob
John Miller Dee Dee
Joel Bernstein Warren Boyd
Debra Monk Betty Cragdale
Crew
Alex Timbers
Roman Coppola
Jason Schwartzman
Paul Weitz
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