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Season 2 – The Rehearsal

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Nathan Fielder returns to television to explore the lengths one person will go to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life. Fielder stars as the director of rehearsals, which are elaborately staged scenarios re-creating parts of ordinary people's lives that are meant to help them prepare for a big moment in their lives. A construction crew, a legion of actors and seemingly unlimited resources all come together to allow ordinary people to rehearse for these moments by giving them the opportunity to play them out in carefully crafted simulations of Fielder's own design.
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The Rehearsal — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Never fear, Nathan Fielder is here to solve air travel safety and further his frustrated quest for human connection in a second Rehearsal that's just as audacious, cringey, and uproariously funny as the first.

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Gideon Lewis-Kraus The New Yorker Jun 2
What the show ultimately stages is an unsentimental rejection of the entire edifice of authenticity, and the cult of identity it inspires. Go to Full Review
Chris Bennion Daily Telegraph (UK) May 29
5/5
What makes this series an improvement on the first is that it is consistently and deliberately laugh-out-loud funny. Go to Full Review
Lili Loofbourow Washington Post May 28
“The Rehearsal” develops into a sideways anthropological treatise on pilots, who turn out to be a reserved and lonely bunch. Go to Full Review
Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) Oct 8
The second six-part series of The Rehearsal delivers a fist bump of pure left-field genius. It’s the work of Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder, who I’m starting to suspect is the David Lynch of factual comedy. Go to Full Review
Valentina Morillo Del Sofá a la Cocina Podcast (Spain) Sep 1
Me fascina que en una época en la que los “cómo se hizo”, “qué pensé” y “qué sentí” son campaña de promoción—, sepamos tan poco (o nada) sobre los mecanismos de producción de la propuesta más metatelevisiva que haya existido. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres Jun 18
3/4
In the elaborate sets he designs for his series The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder elicits truths about human relationships and the ways we trust and deceive ourselves. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Kiril V Nov 29 The finale made me sit on the edge of my seat See more Noah S. @Noah2002 Nov 23 This is actually comedy gold. See more Julia R Oct 12 Nathan Fielder continues to redefine what television can be. The Rehearsal season 2 is so meta and inventive it almost feels impossible, it pushes boundaries in ways you’d never imagine. The mix of absurdity, honesty, and existential chaos is unmatched. Season 1 was brilliant, but this one surpasses it. Truly mind-blowing television. See more JoParkerBear P @JoParkerBear Sep 28 Somehow better than season one. I didn’t know how he would pull that off, but he did — and it feels fresh and very different from the first season in tone. Somehow more serious (in subject matter), but even less so in execution. Nathan Fielder is a genius. See more jane m Sep 23 (Spoiler alert) Him actually flying a plane was nerve wracking! Loved this season! See more Some Guy F Sep 15 Great material slightly marred by how self-indulgent it is. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 20, 2025 Gotta Have Fun Nathan decides to put his resources into something big. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 27, 2025 Star Potential In his determined effort to find a solution, Nathan draws extensively on his past. Details Episode 3 Aired May 4, 2025 Pilot's Code Nathan experiments on animals -- and himself. Details Episode 4 Aired May 11, 2025 Kissme Nathan faces complications arising from a young man's romantic life. Details Episode 5 Aired May 18, 2025 Washington Nathan heads to Washington. Details Episode 6 Aired May 25, 2025 My Controls Nathan makes a big bet. Details
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Season Info

Director
Nathan Fielder
Creator
Nathan Fielder
Executive Producer
Nathan Fielder, Christie Smith, Dan McManus, Dave Paige
Screenwriter
Carrie Kemper, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 20, 2025