Overview

• Étoile, an eight-episode series by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, premiered on April 24, 2025, on Prime Video.
• The show features authentic ballet performances with real dancers, capturing the physical rigor and discipline of the art form.
• Its storyline centers on a fictional dancer swap between New York and Paris ballet companies, addressing audience decline and funding challenges.
• Set against the backdrop of post-pandemic struggles and recent U.S. arts funding cuts, the series resonates with current cultural issues.
• Filmed at iconic locations like Lincoln Center, Étoile includes cameos by renowned ballet figures and long sequences of classic performances.