Season 1 – Trust

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Season 1 – Trust

Mar 2018

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Inspired by actual events, "Trust" delves into the trials and triumphs of one of America's wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and an examination of the corrosive power of money, "Trust" explores the complexities at the heart of every family, rich or poor. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the 20th century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome. His captors banked on a multimillion-dollar ransom. But Paul's grandfather, enigmatic oil tycoon J. Paul Getty Sr. -- possibly the richest man in the world -- is busy being marooned in a Tudor mansion in the English countryside with a harem of mistresses and a pet lion. Paul's father, J. Paul Getty Jr., is lost in a daze in London and refuses to answer the phone. Only Paul's mother, Gail Getty, is left to negotiate with the increasingly desperate kidnappers. Unfortunately, she's broke.

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Critics Consensus

Donald Sutherland delivers a powerful turn as the titular Getty in Trust, yet another telling of the affluent family's saga.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

11/25/2019

In the first three episodes, "Trust" doesn't quite match the power of Sutherland and Fraser's performances.

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Guy Pewsey

London Evening Standard

10/17/2018

Thank God for Donald Sutherland... The depiction of one of the world's most famous kidnapping stories has descended into a barrage of melodrama held back only by the octogenarian star's expert juggling of pain and pleasure.

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Graeme Blundell

The Australian

10/05/2018

Beaufoy and Boyle evidently had a great deal of fun creating and developing this series, which at times conveys a beguilingly dark and mischievous sense of humour.

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Christopher James

AwardsCircuit.com

10/30/2018

1.5/4

It's a whole lot of style and superlatives slapped together to create TV that's flash, but unsatisfying.

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John Boland

Irish Independent

09/24/2018

Donald Sutherland is monstrously good as the miserly old patriarch, but the problem is that everyone else in the opening episode was just as repellent, and I'd no wish to spend any time in their company.

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Euan Ferguson

Observer (UK)

09/21/2018

One-time heart-throb Brendan Fraser plays him gloriously, all good-Ol' Testament wrath coiled inside immense southern bonhomie. It's like watching a boyband exile suddenly all grown-up, hefty, and singing like Sinatra.

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Vander A

04/29/2024

Repetitive and long-winded. I can't find anywhere that this is actually based on the events that happened while he was in captivity. Everyone was good in it but each episode kept going over the material from the last episode. Could have been told in half the episodes and been much better. Plus Calling this family dysfunctional is an insult to dysfunctional families everywhere. These people are Uber-grade dysfunctional.

Kathryn V

02/03/2024

100 percent better than that movie, all the money in the world. I'm watching it for the third time.

tovangar T

05/17/2023

'Trust' is seriously worth your while for Brendan Fraser's portrayal of James Fletcher Chace, Getty's head of security. He is the backbone and heart of the series, appearing in every episode except one (Ep3). A shining intelligence. Chace will stay with you for years. The character is so fully-formed and believable, you'll have trouble convincing yourself he's fictional. Fraser is a brilliant actor. An absolute gift to all of us. I've found Donald Sutherland unbearable ever since his self-indulgent turn in 1993's 'Younger and Younger' playing Fraser's father. Nothing in the last 30 years has changed my mind about him. Sutherland should have retired after 1992's 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', which, coincidentally, was the last time he appeared with Hillary Swank, who acquits herself well here in a thankless role, absolutely shining in her scenes with Fraser. Those two deserved their cache of Oscars.

Eddie T

12/03/2022

As a former Getty Museum staffer from 1975 to 1990 and as a theatre director in L.A. and elsewhere, I loved this series. Sutherland gives an understated and thoroughly believable performance as JPG. Scary real, actually. Liberties taken, yes, but overall this well-documented drama of that time nails it. All the players deserve accolades as do the production staff. I highly recommend TRUST both as drama and as a bit of history of this troubled family. .

05/30/2020

Who can you Trust in a time like this? 9/10.

02/09/2020

This is a fascinating story most of us baby boomers remember. Great acting, beautiful scenery, loved the Italian scenes.

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Simon Beaufoy

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Donald Sutherland

J. Paul Getty

Hilary Swank

Gail Getty

Harris Dickinson

J. Paul Getty III

Michael Esper

J. Paul Getty Jr.

Brendan Fraser

James Fletcher Chace

Episode 1

Aired Mar 25, 2018

The House of Getty

John Paul Getty III, a member of one of the 20th century's most iconic families, is kidnapped in 1973.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 1, 2018

Lone Star

As word of his grandson's kidnapping spreads, J. Paul Getty sends his trusted fixer Fletcher Chace to Rome to investigate the mysterious disappearance.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 8, 2018

La Dolce Vita

J. Paul Getty's refusal to pay a single, solitary cent to his grandson's captors has significant, unforeseen consequences in Italy.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 15, 2018

That's All Folks!

Little Paul gets to know his captors; Primo opens a channel of communication to Gail.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 22, 2018

Silenzio

Little Paul and Angelo try to agree on their next steps; Primo and Leonardo mobilize the local community.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 29, 2018

John, Chapter 11

When a gruesome discovery is made, the Getty family fears the worst.

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Episode 7

Aired May 6, 2018

Kodachrome

Old Paul tries to follow through on his plan; Gail grows hopeful, but Big Paul obsesses about the quarrels of the past.

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Episode 8

Aired May 13, 2018

In the Name of the Father

Leonardo celebrates his son's confirmation with Primo, Salvatore and the other Calabrians, but unresolved business casts a shadow over the special day.

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Episode 9

Aired May 20, 2018

White Car in a Snowstorm

An unexpected development prompts Gail to travel to London.

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Episode 10

Aired May 27, 2018

Consequences

The Gettys and the Italians deal with the repercussions of the kidnapping; Chace embarks on a new journey.

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