The first trailer for the much-anticipated drama Feud: Capote vs The Swans has whipped fans into a frenzy over its ‘spot on epic’ cast.
The Ryan Murphy show about Truman Capote betraying his friendship group of elite New York women by publishing their biggest secrets is packed full of Hollywood icons which, frankly, reads like the guest list of the Met Gala.
First up, playing the In Cold Blood writer, is Tom Hollander, while Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Ally McBeal legend Calista Flockhart, and Diane Lane are among the starry actresses playing well-heeled Manhattanites.
And if that wasn’t enough star power, well, you’re in luck, and there are even more legends involved in the eight-episode limited series.
Viewers can also expect winning performances from Demi Moore, The Breakfast Club’s Molly Ringwald, Jessica Lange, and Being Human actor Russell Tovey.
Fortunately, fans have been given a taste of what’s to come before the series drops on January 31 in the show’s first official trailer, which offers a tantalizing taste of the glitz and glamour of 1970s New York.
‘Oh My God? This looks AMAZING,’ Tres Tiffany enthused on X, having watched the two-and-a-half-minute clip.
Sarah added: ‘Two things a Ryan Murphy production can be counted on for – spot-on epic casting & visually stunning cinematography.’
Echoing Sarah’s sentiments about the casting, Chris raved: ‘What kind of sorcery is this cast omg.’
The trailer starts with various snapshots of The Swans’ enviable lifestyles, including chauffeur-driven cars, head-to-toe designer clothes, exclusive art gallery visits, and country homes complete with horses, as a voice-over explains their days are filled with ‘sex, money, and endless adventure.’
However, the catty side of their friendships is soon shown, with the women making snark and cruel remarks about each other, all being lapped by Truman who, unbeknownst to them, is keeping a record of all the scandal.
But, as the trailer shows, once he publishes all their secrets, The Swans’ are seen viciously plotting their revenge, which largely entails ‘cutting him off from high society’ as it will ‘kill him’.
In real life, 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.
The Breakfast at Tiffany’s writer ingratiated himself into their lives, befriending them and becoming their confidante, only to ultimately betray them by writing a thinly veiled fictionalisation 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 is the second season of the anthology television series Feud, following on from Bette and Joan, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as warring Hollywood icons Joan Crawford and Bette Davis respectively
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Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans premieres on FX and Hulu on Wednesday January, 31 at 10pm.
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