The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Download Infographic
About
"Hollywood's golden age, its ruthless human cost"
Set in 1930s Hollywood, The Last Tycoon follows Monroe Stahr, a brilliant but haunted studio executive navigating power struggles, personal grief, and forbidden romance as the industry's golden age reaches its peak. The show trades on lush period detail and slow-burn melodrama rather than plot twists, favoring mood and character over momentum. It's handsomely mounted and thoughtful, carried largely by its lead performance, but it unfolds at a deliberate, sometimes languid pace that rewards patience more than urgency. Think prestige drama about ambition and artistry behind the studio system's glittering facade.
Matt Bomer's magnetic, brooding performance as a studio executive unraveling under pressure.
you want brisk plotting, since this favors mood and melodrama over momentum.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot | 7.4 | 316 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Nobody Recasts Like Monroe | 7.5 | 234 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | More Stars Than There Are in Heaven | 7.7 | 215 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Burying the Boy Genius | 7.8 | 207 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Eine Kleine Reichmusik | 8.1 | 206 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | A Brady-American Christmas | 7.7 | 194 | 56 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | A More Perfect Union | 7.6 | 187 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | An Enemy Among Us | 8.0 | 199 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Oscar, Oscar, Oscar | 8.0 | 215 | 57 min |