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Season 1 – 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.
Amadeus — Season 1

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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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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 14h
3/4
The series perks up whenever it focuses on Mozart creating and cavorting and Salieri trying to ingratiate himself with others for fame and attention while conspiring against Mozart. Go to Full Review
Caroline Siede AV Club 1d
B
Though this isn’t an Amadeus for the ages, the love/hate relationship between Salieri and Mozart is so inherently compelling it’s hard not to get sucked in by it anyway. Go to Full Review
Kaiya Shunyata RogerEbert.com 1d
3.5/4
It’s a beast that doesn’t threaten the sanctity of the work from which it’s adapted, but one that cannibalizes itself instead, leaving in its wake a bolder, rawer creation. Go to Full Review
Maggie Lovitt Collider 1d
6/10
Don’t go in expecting a definitive portrait; be prepared for a series that is here to entertain, provoke, and dazzle you. Go to Full Review
Roger Salvans Fotogramas Jan 12
3/5
The narrative relies on meticulous staging, elegant but lacking the glitz and extravagance of Forman's film... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Belen Prieto Espinof Jan 7
3/5
Barton and directors Julian Farino and Alice Seabright have created a work that functions as an intelligent complement [to the original film], a reinterpretation that adds layers without erasing the previous ones. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Jeff B @CuriousBear 2h Stop rewriting history to fit your agenda. See more Drew G @thekid69 17h The casting choices are modern reimagining bad. See more Kathleen M @RT22211211 2d Considering it’s competing against an award winning movie from 1984 with Tom Hulce and F Murray Abraham. I thought it was a different take on their relationship, but the composition are the bonus See more Alejandro B @Velero 4d Such a fresh and modern take!! What's not to love?? After all, who can possibly value historical accuracy when reviewing a show about Mozart?. See more katelin B @mememimimeow Apr 6 Honestly, Amadeus just doesn’t work. And not just because of the weird casting — even though that definitely doesn’t help. The real issue is that the whole thing feels like it’s trying way too hard from start to finish. Everything is pushed, forced, never natural. The writing is hollow. There’s a lot going on, but nothing underneath. It mistakes energy for chaos, intensity for overload. So you lose interest pretty quickly, because it feels like it’s trying to sell you something "deep" that just isn’t. Tryin' being modern… it’s almost embarrassing. It ticks every "so 2020" box: pseudo-edgy tone, punchy lines that sound empty, hyperactive direction trying to hide the lack of substance. The problem is, it already feels outdated. Like it’s chasing trends that are long gone. In the end, Amadeus is just a lot of noise for very little payoff. It thinks it’s bold, but it’s just heavy-handed. And it tries to feel current while already being out of date. See more Pompous M @RT47734883 Feb 5 Engaging and well acted. Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany are superb. The genius of Mozart the extraordinarily gifted composer is well explored. He was truly the pop genius of his era. Ignore the bigoted audience reviews and their pathetic pre occupations with woke nonsense. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 20, 2025 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 Dec 20, 2025 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 Dec 20, 2025 Episode 3 The Mozarts grew distant after their son's death, and Salieri incites a violent riot at Amadeus' opera concert. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 20, 2025 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 Aired Dec 20, 2025 Episode 5 Constanze snubs Salieri's story and learns the real truth about him and Mozart, as she enacts her timeless revenge. Details

Season Info

Director
Julian Farino, Alice Seabright
Creator
Joe Barton
Executive Producer
Paul Gilbert, Michael Jackson, Will Sharpe, Julian Farino, Stephen Wright
Network
Sky
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 20, 2025