'The Curse' Premieres: A Dark Comedy Series Starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder

The series, available on Paramount+ with Showtime, explores themes of self-delusion and exploitation in a story of a couple aspiring to be HGTV stars while dealing with a supposed curse.

• 'The Curse', a dark comedy series starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder, has premiered on Paramount+ with Showtime. The series explores themes of self-delusion and exploitation, following a couple aspiring to be HGTV stars while dealing with a supposed curse.
• The series is co-created by Fielder and Benny Safdie and is described as an 'exhilarating, exhausting cringe comedy'. The first episode is available to stream on Paramount+ with Showtime, and the series premieres on cable on Showtime.
• The series follows Whitney and Asher Siegel, played by Stone and Fielder, a married couple who aspire to HGTV stardom while trying to conceive a child and facing a supposed hex. The couple's journey is filled with awkward and uncomfortable situations, often caught on camera.
• The series is available to stream on Paramount+ with Showtime, which is also available as an add-on at Amazon’s Prime Video. The 10-episode series begins streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime and premieres on cable this Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
• The series has been praised for its exploration of social issues such as gentrification and Indigenous rights, and for its performances, particularly that of Emma Stone. However, it has also been noted for its discomforting tone and potentially off-putting subject matter.

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