Episode guide
The Rehearsal
12 episodes · 2 seasons · 2022– · HBO
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Watch Nathan Fielder's formal audacity escalate until you cannot tell if you are laughing or sinking. HBO nonfiction as philosophical trapdoor: fake restaurants, then aviation-scale simulation. Required if you care about the edges of documentary comedy and what "real" means on camera.
TV Flash files The Rehearsal (2022–) on HBO as the episode guide: 12 listed hours across 2 seasons, 2022-07-15–2025-05-25 from “Orange Juice, No Pulp” (S01E01) to “My Controls” (S02E06).
Season
Season 1
6 episodes
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S01E01 Orange Juice, No Pulp Nathan Fielder helps a Brooklyn-based trivia aficionado come clean to his teammate about a long-held lie.
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S01E02 Scion Nathan allows an Oregon woman to prepare for motherhood by simulating the experience of raising a child from zero to eighteen.
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S01E03 Gold Digger While Angela continues to raise her "son," Nathan goes to new lengths to help a man prepare for a difficult conversation.
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S01E04 The Fielder Method Nathan travels to LA to train actors for his show.
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S01E05 Apocalypto After a visit from his parents, Nathan struggles to stick up for his values.
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S01E06 Pretend Daddy The aftermath of a birthday party causes Nathan to re-evaluate his entire project.
Season
Season 2
6 episodes
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S02E01 Gotta Have Fun Nathan decides to put his resources into something big.
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S02E02 Star Potential In his search for a solution, Nathan draws from his past.
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S02E03 Pilot's Code Nathan experiments on animals – and himself.
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S02E04 Kissme A young man's romantic life poses a challenge for Nathan.
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S02E05 Washington Nathan heads to Washington.
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S02E06 My Controls Nathan tries something different.