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Tender Is the Night

TV series

Tender Is the Night

6.3/ 10· 1019851 season · 6 episodes
Drama

In the French Riviera of the 1920s, wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick Diver. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all. Tender Is the Night is a 1985 television drama miniseries co-produced by Showtime, 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, and 7 Network. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1934 novel of the same name, the six-part series focuses on themes of love, ambition, mental illness, and the decline of the American Dream.

Created by
Robert Knights

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Ended
1

Miniseries

6 episodesSeptember 23, 1985
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1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with

  1. 1
    S1 E1

    1917

    Sep 23, 198555 min

    Dick Diver is an American doctor studying in Switzerland. On the day he leaves to join the army, he meets heiress Nicole Warren, who is young and beautiful, but troubled.

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    1925

    Sep 30, 198554 min

    Against all common sense, Dick and Nicole get married and settle on the Riviera where they have been living in style for some years, thanks to Nicole's money.

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    1925

    Oct 7, 198556 min

    Young film star Rosemary Hoyt meets and fall in love with Dick. The Divers and friends, including Rosemary, take a holiday in Paris.

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    1925

    Oct 14, 198549 min

    Following disastrous events in Paris, Rosemary Hoyt returns to Hollywood and the Divers to their life on the Riviera and then onto Gstaad for Christmas.

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    1928

    Oct 21, 198553 min

    Dick's drinking is affecting his work. Running the clinic in Switzerland has disillusioned Dick as Nicole's disability continues to threaten. Stifled by her continuing dependence, Dick goes to Rome.

  6. 6
    S1 E6

    1929

    Oct 28, 198551 min

    Dick's heavy drinking becomes an embarrassment to the clinic. The Divers return to the Riviera once again, as Dick and Nicole's lives begin to unravel.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Tender Is the Night?
Tender Is the Night is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Availability is refreshed weekly.
How many seasons of Tender Is the Night are there?
Tender Is the Night has 1 season and 6 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of Tender Is the Night?
Tender Is the Night has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 28, 1985.
Who stars in Tender Is the Night?
Tender Is the Night stars Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young, John Heard, Kate Harper.

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