Feud: Capote vs the Swans full season guide — how to watch, recaps and everything we know about the Ryan Murphy series

Tom Hollander in Feud: Capote vs the Swans
Tom Hollander in Feud: Capote vs the Swans (Image credit: FX)

Ryan Murphy is constantly one of the busiest men in Hollywood. Feud: Capote vs the Swans is the latest season of his anthology series Feud, which debuted with 2017's Feud: Bette vs Joan, and once again takes on a historical and pop culture figure, Truman Capote.

Murphy has a multitude of shows currently in the TV sphere. They include American Horror Story, Ratched, Dahmer, The Watcher and a newly announced legal drama set to air on Hulu starring his American Horror Story: Delicate star, Kim Kardashian.

But here is everything you need to know about Feud: Capote vs the Swans.

How to watch Feud: Capote vs the Swans

Feud: Capote vs the Swans has concluded its eight-episode run in the US. If you are looking to start or catch up with the series, US viewers will find it streaming on-demand on Hulu.

UK viewers can now watch the limited series on Disney Plus.

The series will also stream on Star Plus in Latin America.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans recaps

Read our detailed breakdowns of Feud: Capote vs the Swans episodes right here:

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 1, "Pilot"
"Truman Capote is the toast of New York society. But a dishy excerpt published in Esquire Magazine threatens to topple him from his precarious perch." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 1 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 2, "Ice Water in Their Veins"
"In the aftermath of the Esquire article, Truman starts on a downward spiral. The Swans form a unified front." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 2 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 3, "Masquerade 1966"
"In 1966, documentary filmmakers the Maysles brothers capture the events leading up to and following Truman's iconic Black and White Ball." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 3 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 4, "It's Impossible"
"Babe makes peace with a harsh reality. Truman makes an effort to get sober." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 4 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 5, "The Secret Inner Lives of Swan"
"November 1975, the day after the Esquire article is published, Truman receives an inspiring visit from a fellow writer." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 5 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 6, "Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals"
"In New York, it's the end of an era. In California, Truman tries to usher in a new era with a hunky beau." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 6 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 7, "Beautiful Babe"
"Babe reflects on her life and her greatest treasures. Truman and the Swans reel in the fallout of a tragedy." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 7 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 8, "Phantasm Forgiveness"
"Past, present and future collide as Truman makes a final push to finish Answered Prayers." Read WTW's Feud: Capote vs the Swans episode 8 recap.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans cast

Headlining the new series as Truman Capote is Tom Hollander. Many viewers will know Hollander from his recent performance in The White Lotus season 2, but he has also been seen in The King's Man, Bird Box, The Night Manager and Pride & Prejudice.

Then there is a plethora of great actresses playing the swans that the title refers to, socialites that Capote was friends with and whose deteriorating relationships serve as the crux of the series. The group includes Naomi Watts (The Watcher) as Barbara "Babe" Paley, Diane Lane (Extrapolations) as Slim Keith, Chloë Sevigny (Poker Face) as C.Z. Guest and Calista Flockhart (Supergirl) as Lee Radziwill.

Also starring in the series are Demi Moore (A Few Good Men) as Ann "Bang-Bang" Woodward, Molly Ringwald (Pretty in Pink) as Joanne Carson, Treat Williams (Blue Bloods) as Bill Paley, Joe Mantello (American Horror Story) as Jack Dunphy and Russell Tovey (American Horror Story) as John O'Shea.

Feud: Capote vs the Swans plot

Based on the book Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer, here is the official synopsis for Feud: Capote vs the Swans from FX:

"Acclaimed writer Truman Capote surrounded himself with a coterie of society’s most elite women — rich, glamorous socialites who defined a bygone era of high society New York — whom he nicknamed 'the swans.' Beautiful and distinguished, the group included grande dame Barbara 'Babe' Paley, Slim Keith, C.Z. Guest and Lee Radziwill. Enchanted and captivated by these doyennes, Capote ingratiated himself into their lives, befriending them and becoming their confidante, only to ultimately betray them by writing a thinly veiled fictionalization of their lives, exposing their most intimate secrets. When an excerpt from the book, Answered Prayers, Capote's planned magnum opus, was published in Esquire, it effectively destroyed his relationship with his swans, banished him from the high society he so loved and sent him into a spiral of self-destruction from which he would ultimately never recover."

Feud: Capote vs the Swans trailer

The official trailer for Feud: Capote vs the Swans is here, pitting the "original housewives" against the famous author. Check it out directly below:

You can also watch the previously released teaser trailer right here:

Feud: Capote vs the Swans poster

(Image credit: FX)
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