It’s the perfect blend of humor, horror, and house renovation that we were unaware we needed. Powerhouse production firm A24, Academy Award winner Emma Stone, and painfully funny comic Nathan Fielder—who popularized the genre of “cringe comedy”—all contribute to this entertaining mix.
Fielder, who is well-known for his unconventional television programs like Nathan For You and The Rehearsal, exploits his social anxiety to make strong statements about the sometimes awkward social circumstances we encounter daily and to caricature himself.
With the impending release of The Curse, which debuted on the Showtime channel and the streaming service Paramount+, Fielder takes on a new task. The much-awaited production centers on home renovation couple Whitney (Emma Stone) and her husband Asher (Nathan Fielder), who must contend with an enigmatic curse to launch their new HGTV program.
Benny Safdie, a filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor best known for writing and directing the Adam Sandler-led movie Uncut Gems, is co-creating the project with Fielder. In addition, Safdie has acted in movies such as Oppenheimer and Are You There, God? Margaret, I, and Licorice Pizza
Although he previously collaborated with Danny McBride as an executive producer on HBO’s documentary Telemarketers, The Curse is not the first television program he has produced. Safdie plays, creates, and produces the character of Dougie Schecter in The Curse, who works as a camera operator for Whitney and Asher’s show.
Preview
On September 27, 2023, Showtime’s YouTube channel posted a spooky one-minute teaser trailer for The Curse. The characters portrayed by Stone and Fielder clumsily shoot the opening of an episode of their home restoration program while the camera gradually pans out from them and menacing music plays in the background.
That’s all that’s revealed in the trailer, which doesn’t give too much away. Showtime unveiled the debut trailer for The Curse on October 12, 2023. In the teaser, Stone and Fielder are shown hosting a troublesome home remodeling program that swiftly devolves into a terrifying situation when a young child, who had been the target of a cruel joke, curses the couple.
This was followed on October 30 by the publication of a fresh teaser for The Curse on X (Twitter). The 30-second teaser starts with Stone and Fielder announcing their home remodeling show in character.
The play’s segments are then briefly summarized for us, highlighting the emotional challenges of creating a show of this caliber while also maintaining a lighthearted sense of humor that adds so much more enjoyment to the whole experience.
The teasers and trailer for this series seem to be as humorous and eerie as they look. In the film The Curse, Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone portray a husband-and-wife team that flips houses. Fielder, who plays Asher, recently wrapped up a spectacular run on The Rehearsal, a 2022 television series that accomplished amazing results by seamlessly blending simulation and reality.
Furthermore, Fielder participated in the humorous Comedy Central docuseries Nathan for You, which followed him as he attempted—often unsuccessfully—to save failing companies. Fielder’s awkward joy made The Rehearsal and Nathan for You work, so it will be intriguing to watch him in a different style of production. Fielder has played both himself and an actor in films such as The Night Before and The Disaster Artist.
Oscar-winner Emma Stone plays Whitney, Asher’s business partner, cohost, and wife in the film The Curse. Stone is well-known for her performances as La La Land’s Mia, Easy A’s Olive, Gwen Stacy from The Amazing Spider-Man movies, Wichita from the Zombieland movies, and Cruella, the title character from Disney.
Release Date and Where to Watch
The Curse Episode 1 will air on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 9:00 PM ET. The duration of every episode is 60 minutes. The release times in different countries are:
- For viewers in the United Kingdom: 01:00 AM GMT on November 13
- For the viewers of Canada: 10:30 PM NT on November 12
- For viewers of Australia: 11:00 AM AEST on November 13
- For viewers of India: 06:30 AM IST on November 13
- For the viewers of the Philippines: 09:00 AM PHT on November 13
The official trailer for the show claims that The Curse will only be accessible on Paramount+ with the Showtime channel and addition. The cost of a Showtime cable subscription varies by location; for example, the Paramount+ plan with Showtime costs $11.99 per month, whereas the standard Paramount+ plan is $5.99.
