Finn Jones & Pico Alexander who both joined Apple TV+ show Dickinson in the second season tell AppleInsider about the latest episodes, and why things are more elevated when it comes to working on an Apple series.
Finn Jones, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Baryshnikov and Pico Alexander in season two of Dickinson, now streaming on Apple TV+.
Dickinson, the often-anachronistic period drama starring Hailee Steinfeld as the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, has been one of the undeniable successes in the early going for Apple TV+. One of the shows that debuted at the streaming service s launch in November of 2019,
A few months before that,
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Hailee Steinfeld returns as the celebrated poetess in Apple TV+ s arch multi-hyphenate series.
Dickinson is a study of genius. Not necessarily the individual genius of its protagonist, virtuosa poet Emily Dickinson, but the cultural constructs of genius and all the jubilation and despair associated with possessing that kind of talent. The magical realist antebellum dramedy speckles its story with Dickinson s writing, of course artful chyrons here, lyrical recitations there but
Dickinson is more interested in grappling with young Emily s process than her output.
Throughout the first and second seasons, she encounters a number of eminent artists, such as Louisa May Alcott (Zosia Mamet) and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (Timothy Simons), who briefly mentor her, sharing trade wisdom or warning her of the dysphoria of fame. They can only do so much: Emily may not always feel in control of the words that pulse through her, but it is ultimately within her powe
Hailee Steinfeld in the second season of ‘Dickinson’
The Apple TV+ series is an insightful, yet hilarious take on the coming-of-age story of the American poet, as she navigates through issues of recognition and fame
The characters in season two of
Dickinson explore fame, self-worth and purpose, while the writers figure out the balance between biography and fiction. The first season introduced us to Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld), the off-beat, non-adherent young poet, her family and life in Amherst, Massachusetts. The show gained popularity for its modern sensibility and wicked humour with contemporary music playing in the background, as the characters use everyday lingo to communicate with each other.
The star of the Apple TV+ historical drama and Disney+ s upcoming Marvel superhero series celebrates her characters moxie and joins her Dickinson costars and series creator Alena Smith for a preview of the new season.