The Curse
Whitney and Asher Siegel are a newlywed couple struggling to bring their vision for eco-conscious housing to the small community of Española, New Mexico. But their efforts are complicated when an eccentrically flawed reality TV producer, Dougie, sees opportunity in their story. As the series unfolds, the couple find themselves caught in a mysterious web of ethical and moral gray zones - all while trying to keep their relationship afloat.
- Metascore76
- 2023-2024
- 1 season
- Paramount+
- Comedy, Drama, Suspense
- TV-MA
Whitney and Asher Siegel are a newlywed couple struggling to bring their vision for eco-conscious housing to the small community of Española, New Mexico. But their efforts are complicated when an eccentrically flawed reality TV producer, Dougie, sees opportunity in their story. As the series unfolds, the couple find themselves caught in a mysterious web of ethical and moral gray zones - all while trying to keep their relationship afloat.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2023 - 2024
Episode 1
Land of Enchantment
Fri, Nov 10, 2023 60 mins
Married couple Asher and Whitney Siegel work on the pilot for their New Mexico-based HGTV show Flipanthropy, which purports to use their property development company to help locals but is criticized for gentrifying the area. Asher snaps at interviewer Monica Perez when she brings up Whitney's parents Paul and Elizabeth's reputation as slumlords, and Perez agrees to not air the interview if he gives her proof of corruption on the gaming control board of his previous employer, the Whistling River casino. Paul gives Asher advice on dealing with his small penis, leaving him furious that Whitney told her parents about their sexual problems. They make up and have BDSM sex in which Asher masturbates himself and uses a vibrator on Whitney while pretending to be a cuckold. Asher's friend and Flipanthropy producer Dougie Schecter has him give a hundred-dollar bill to young Nala, a street vendor, for B-roll, who "curses" him when he later forcibly takes it back. Whitney sees the footage and demands he give her the money. He cannot find her at a local homeless shelter and instead gives the money to a nearby single mother, while telling Whitney that Nala had lifted the curse after he paid her.
Episode 2
Pressure's Looking Good So Far
Fri, Nov 17, 2023 54 mins
Unable to procure Whistling River security footage for Perez, Asher clumsily infiltrates its office and covertly downloads footage from the pit boss' computer. Dougie goes on an awkward date, where he says his wife was killed in an accident while he was drunk driving, though he denies being responsible for the accident. While driving his date home, he tests his blood alcohol content and realizes he is over the legal limit, pulling over and walking her the rest of the way. Whitney attends a Pueblo artist's gallery, but finds herself confused by the pieces and out of place socially. She and Asher are delighted to learn that she is pregnant, but quickly discover that it is an unviable ectopic pregnancy .
Episode 3
Questa Lane
Fri, Nov 24, 2023 48 mins
A focus group gets into Whitney's head.
Episode 4
Under the Big Tree
Sun, Dec 3, 2023 53 mins
Good news for the Siegels is dampened by tensions in the neighborhood.
Episode 5
It's a Good Day
Fri, Dec 8, 2023 53 mins
Whitney and Asher struggle to see eye-to-eye in the hunt for a homebuyer.
Episode 6
The Fire Burns On
Fri, Dec 15, 2023 38 mins
A plan is hatched to spice up the show.
Episode 7
Self-Exclusion
Fri, Dec 22, 2023 42 mins
Whitney and Cara become closer as Asher's past comes to light.
Episode 8
Down and Dirty
Fri, Dec 29, 2023 58 mins
Asher and Dougie have a boys night out. Whitney explores her artistic side.
Episode 9
Young Hearts
Fri, Jan 5, 2024 58 mins
Dougie gets a surprise visit. The Siegels go bowling.
Episode 10
Green Queen
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 69 mins
Months later. Season finale.
