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Limited Series – Amadeus

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Amadeus arrives in Vienna craving creative freedom and finds love, success, and a rival in court composer Salieri, whose growing envy transforms into a lifelong obsession that ends in confession.

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Amadeus — Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

Amadeus scales historical drama highs through sensational storytelling and divine performances by Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany.

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Roxana Hadadi New York Magazine/Vulture May 12
All of Amadeus’s contemporaneous stylistic and dialogue choices are a blast, but the series’ suggestion that this kind of guy is plaguing our present, too, feels the most timeless, and the most unsettling. Go to Full Review Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter May 8
It does what every worthwhile adaptation does (and what so many other recent re-adaptations have failed to do), which is make the story feel complete unto itself. Go to Full Review Peter Travers The Travers Take May 8
2/4
The music, the sets, the costumes—all gorgeous—but pallid imitation fails as sincere flattery in this overstuffed, five-part streaming version of a Tony winning play and Oscar-winning movie. Go to Full Review Marty Brown Common Sense Media 3d
3/5
Without the depth of Mozart's character anchoring the story it becomes an untethered, sprawling mess, with a longer runtime than the film and significantly less to offer. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider May 14
Amadeus works as a series, not just because it looks fantastic, but that the main characters are treated as the nuanced people they were, and there seems to be less filler than one might expect. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Elizabeth G @RT98725609 2d So very disappointing. Don’t be fooled by the title. Its a desperate attempt to tell of jealousy and envy of Antonio Salieri towards Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.. Perhaps if the title of the series was different, I wouldn’t feel so offended. Don’t waste your time watching this. Truly, cheesy as it gets. See more Jean W @RT29749625 3d This series does not even begin to approach the 1984 movie. It has removed much of the humor that made the movie so appealing and replaced it with vulgarity. Is the constant use of the F-word supposed to be appealing, funny, or - what? It's ridiculous. See more atreu73 G @RT64249060 5d Somebody ought to tell the producers that there indeed is a film that goes by the very same name except it is far better. Lets hope future projects don't make the same mistake again, and again and again. See more Michael F. @RT72649762 May 17 Just finished episode 2, really entertaining and moving. Ya not sure of the one star reviews... See more Chris B. @KidCrooks May 15 What’s all the hate for ? Pleasant series See more alan G @agenser May 10 Completely untrue. Mozart and Salieri had a good relationship. This is just a repeat of the movie whivh was seriously flawed. See more Read all reviews
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Joe Barton

Creator

Will Sharpe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Paul Bettany

Antonio Salieri

Gabrielle Creevy

Constanze Mozart

Rory Kinnear

Emperor Joseph

Lucy Cohu

Cecilia Weber

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 8, 2026 Episode 1 Gifted composer, Mozart, arrives in Vienna in 1781 and falls in love with Constanze, whilst Salieri vows to kill him. Details Episode 2 Aired May 15, 2026 Episode 2 Tragedy falls upon the Mozarts and their newborn baby, after Salieri meddles in their marriage, declaring war on God. Details Episode 3 Aired May 22, 2026 Episode 3 The Mozarts grew distant after their son's death, and Salieri incites a violent riot at Amadeus' opera concert. Details Episode 4 Airs May 29 Episode 4 Constanze leaves Amadeus, who is ordered by a masked Salieri, to write his final Requiem Mass, with a fatal deadline. Details Episode 5 Airs Jun 5 Episode 5 Constanze snubs Salieri's story and learns the real truth about him and Mozart, as she enacts her timeless revenge. Details
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Season Info

Director
Julian Farino, Alice Seabright
Creator
Joe Barton
Executive Producer
Paul Gilbert, Michael Jackson, Will Sharpe, Julian Farino, Stephen Wright
Network
Starz
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 8, 2026