The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
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About
"An origin story hiding in plain sight"
This four-part HBO documentary traces the unlikely partnership between hip-hop producer Dr. Dre and record executive Jimmy Iovine, from their rough beginnings to building an empire spanning Death Row Records, Interscope, and Beats headphones. It's a sprawling music-industry epic told through archival footage and candid interviews with the biggest names in rap and rock. The pace is patient and immersive rather than flashy, letting the story's scope and the sheer density of star power carry it. It works as both a music history lesson and a study of ambition and reinvention.
the staggering roster of music-industry legends telling their own history in their own words.
you want tight pacing rather than a leisurely, detail-heavy deep dive.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part 1 | 8.4 | 481 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part 2 | 8.6 | 429 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part 3 | 9.0 | 422 | 81 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part 4 | 8.6 | 383 | 59 min |