Overview

• The five-part, five-hour series grew from roughly 20 hours of conversations with Martin Scorsese over five years, beginning during the pandemic.
• Scorsese revisits recurring themes such as Catholic faith, the saint–sinner struggle, childhood asthma and Little Italy roots, and he speaks candidly about addiction and a near-fatal overdose.
• Appearances from collaborators and family include Thelma Schoonmaker, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Isabella Rossellini and childhood friends who helped shape early characters.
• Early reviews praise the detailed, film-by-film approach as absorbing and instructive, following an enthusiastic New York Film Festival premiere at Lincoln Center.
• Critics also note a respectful tone and selective coverage, with limited time devoted to some later films and Scorsese’s television work.