Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Branson

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Branson Dec 2022 Documentary Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Before Richard Branson is scheduled to make a potentially historic flight as the first passenger to reach space in his own spacecraft in July 2021, the billionaire entrepreneur sits down for a conversation.

Where to Watch

Branson — Season 1

Critics Reviews

View More
Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) 12/07/2022
Branson is careful in his self-analysis, but the series has the necessary rigour to at least make him pause. Go to Full Review Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 12/05/2022
4/5
Whatever your view of Branson, this was an absorbing, if rather reverential, documentary... Go to Full Review Jack Seale Guardian 12/05/2022
4/5
An effective portrait of the sort of contradictions and coincidences that, when revealed, so often recast the legend of an entrepreneurial hero as more of a myth. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 12/28/2022
While perhaps there’s no doubt that Richard Branson is very much in control of the narrative here, he at least comes across as a relaxed, breezy, beardy, entertaining and avuncular host. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 12/06/2022
If you can get past the fact that Branson is mostly one-sided as a docuseries, you’ll be sucked in by just how Richard Branson built his empire and then used his money to take on some pretty daring adventures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
brian c @Ashleysdad26 12/24/2022 EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY SERIES!!! I thought I knew about Richard Branson, but I had no clue. This is an amazing look at the incredible life of a real life daredevil. Sooooooo good. I wish it was a 10 part series, but I'll settle for the 4 incredible episodes. So well done. See more susan j @CallMeLulu 12/12/2022 Oh my god. Is this a joke? What an azzhaul doojbaag this man is! (misspelling intentional to keep from being censored) I'm on episode 2 and it's almost a parody of the absolute worst kind of utterly self-aggrandizing hagiography imaginable. It's nearly an SNL sketch lampooning a clueless blithe-spirited megalomaniac crossed with an infomercial for this absolute deck. He is gargantuanly pleased with everything he says, thinks, and does -- just overjoyed by himself. He just does foolish and "daring" thing after daring thing--risking himself, and the well-being of his wife, his kids, family, business without any care. He's GORGEOUS but a huge jerk. See more Read all reviews
Branson — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Richard Branson

Self

Sam Branson

Self

Vanessa Branson

Self

Chris Smith

Director

Kate Noble

Executive Producer

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 1, 2022 Words and Music Exploring Branson's early years and the influence of his iconoclastic mother; as a dyslexic teenager, he leaves school at age 15 to create a magazine, leading to a mail-order record business and eventually Virgin Records and Virgin megastores. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 8, 2022 Atlantic The launch of Virgin Atlantic and Branson's efforts to attract media attention to his brand, including an attempt to break the trans-Atlantic speed record in a boat and his death-defying balloon adventure across the Atlantic in 1986. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 15, 2022 Fight or Flight Virgin Atlantic's battle with British Airways, ending in a libel suit win for Branson; Branson continues to push for world records and promotional attention for his company, setting off on a nail-biting Pacific Ocean balloon voyage. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 22, 2022 Space As the first passenger flight of Virgin Galactic approaches, Branson defends the benefits of privately funded space exploration and the paradoxes around Virgin's eco-messaging. Details

More Like This

View All
Goliath 100% 100% Goliath Watchlist Muhammad Ali 100% 82% Muhammad Ali Watchlist Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 91% % Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union Watchlist TRAILER for Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union Ren Faire 100% 91% Ren Faire Watchlist TRAILER for Ren Faire Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All 100% 89% Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Branson — Season 1

Branson Branson Branson View more photos

Season Info

Director
Chris Smith
Executive Producer
Kate Noble, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 1, 2022