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Season 1 – Houdini

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The epic tale of Harry Houdini from his humble beginnings to his rise to fame.
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Houdini — Season 1

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Houdini's cast is talented, but given the decades of fascination surrounding its subject, the show is oddly lacking in intrigue.

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Sam Wollaston Guardian 09/08/2014
(Brody) drowns in the dreariness of the script; and in his own tiresome voiceover, which spells out what the drama has failed to put across; and the oppressive, unrelenting score. Go to Full Review Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune 09/02/2014
Adrien Brody falls short of making history's greatest magician reappear in Houdini, an ambitious two-part miniseries that tries too hard to capture every aspect of a full life Go to Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times 09/02/2014
The force that propels this Houdini is not so much "why" but "how" and "what." As in how did he do that trick, and what did he do to top it? Which is interesting but not illuminating. Go to Full Review Pat Stacey The Herald (Ireland) 04/25/2017
2/5
It looks fabulously lavish and we get to see all his major illusions, as well as the secrets of how he pulled them off. But, by God, it does go on. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 09/08/2014
4/5
As a portrait of a self-made man who won fame and glory as a result of his own hard work, daring, and talent (not to mention a hefty dash of showmanship), Houdini is a winner. Go to Full Review Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com 09/02/2014
Brody's angular face and tufts of hair make him look perfect for the part, but there's too much magic missing in the biography overall. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Adrien Brody

Harry Houdini

Evan Jones

Jim Collins

Kristen Connolly

Bess

Uli Edel

Director

Bernard C. Meyer

Writer

Nicholas Meyer

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 1, 2014 Night one Young Erich Weiss plays circus sideshows and the American vaudeville circuit before achieving international fame as master escape artist Harry Houdini. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 2, 2014 Night two Houdini works to expose fake magicians and spiritualists; the famous performer adapts to a fast-changing, modern world in the final years of his life. Details

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Houdini — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Uli Edel
Screenwriter
Bernard C. Meyer, Nicholas Meyer
Network
History
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 1, 2014