# The New Look (2024)

> A dramatized account of how Christian Dior and his rival designers built modern fashion while navigating wartime Paris.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/119504

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 52 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, history
- Created by: Todd A. Kessler
- Network: Apple TV
- Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, Maisie Williams, John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer, Claes Bang, Nuno Lopes, Thomas Poitevin
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18177528/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: sumptuous, dark, tense, melancholic, glamorous

## What critics say

Critics and viewers find The New Look visually sumptuous and ambitious, with strong central performances, though its take on fashion history under occupation is uneven.

## Synopsis

The New Look (2024) is an American prestige period drama series created by Todd A. Kessler for Apple TV. Set in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, it follows fashion designer Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), a quiet, sensitive artist waiting for his moment, as he struggles to launch his house while the city's couture world bends under German rule. Juliette Binoche plays the established titan Coco Chanel, a ruthless opportunist whose ambitions tangle with the occupiers, while Maisie Williams, John Malkovich and Emily Mortimer fill out a circle of sister, patron and collaborator whose loyalties are constantly tested. The engine of the story is the pressure of survival: every design requires fabric, funding and favors that can be bought only with compromise, and each episode turns on negotiations, rivalries and risks in ateliers, salons and backroom deals. Based on true events, the single season of ten episodes is one continuing narrative rather than a case of the week, and it unfolds as a prestige biographical drama with lush period styling. Its tone is sumptuous yet dark, carrying a steady undercurrent of dread and moral unease. Fans of Babylon Berlin, Halston and The Crown will find resonance in its blend of elegant surfaces and wartime compromise.

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