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Patrick Melrose

Name: Patrick Melrose
Released: 2018
Rating: 80

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80 Metascore
2018-2018
1 Season
Showtime Networks
Drama
TV-MA

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Get ready for the lowdown on the British upper class. This five-part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Melrose

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Eleanor Melrose

Hugo Weaving

David Melrose

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Bad News

Sat, May 12, 201863 mins

In the grip of his addictions, Patrick Melrose must fly to New York to collect his father's ashes. Over the course of a lost Manhattan weekend, Patrick's remorseless search for satisfaction, haunted by old acquaintances and insistent inner voices, sends him into a nightmarish spiral, including a disastrous date with the girl of his dreams. Alone in his hotel room later that night, he pushes body and mind to the very edge - desperate to stay one step ahead of his rapidly encroaching past. Limited series premiere.

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Awards

2019 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
2018 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - nominated
2018 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special - nominated
2018 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special - nominated

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