# Treme (2010)

> In the year after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans musicians, chefs and Mardi Gras Indians struggle to rebuild their homes and their culture in the Tremé neighborhood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/16639

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, music
- Created by: David Simon, Eric Overmyer
- Network: HBO
- Cast: Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Chris Coy, Kim Dickens, Michiel Huisman, Melissa Leo, Lucia Micarelli, Clarke Peters
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1279972/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: melancholic, warm, gentle, contemplative, hopeful

## What critics say

Critics and audiences broadly admire Treme for its authentic portrayal of New Orleans culture, music and resilience after Hurricane Katrina, though its slow, loosely plotted pace divides viewers.

## Synopsis

Treme (2010-2013) is an American HBO prestige drama created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. Set in the New Orleans neighborhood of Tremé, the four-season series begins three months after Hurricane Katrina and follows a loose ensemble of residents trying to rebuild their lives, homes and unique culture. Wendell Pierce plays Antoine Batiste, a trombone player scraping together gigs while searching for his place in a changed city, and Khandi Alexander plays LaDonna Batiste-Williams, a bar owner fighting to reopen her business and hold her family together. Clarke Peters plays Albert Lambreaux, a Mardi Gras Indian chief whose ceremonial traditions anchor the community, while Kim Dickens plays Janette Desautel, a chef navigating a restaurant scene that has lost much of its clientele. Rob Brown, Melissa Leo and Jon Seda fill out the cast as lawyers, activists and musicians pulled into the same struggle. Rather than building toward a single climax, the show moves at the pace of daily life, with each episode built from street parades, jam sessions, kitchen work, courtroom delays and bureaucratic frustration. The tone is warm, melancholic and deeply rooted in local music, food and speech. Fans of The Wire, with its patient social texture and institutional frustration, and of Nashville, with its music-driven ensemble, will find resonance here.

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