Season 2 poster

Season 2

(2021)

Overview

In the second season, Dickinson is pulled out of her private literary life and thrust into the public eye, while struggling with the sense that the pursuit of fame might be a dangerous game for her to play.

Cast

Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson
Hailee Steinfeld

as Emily Dickinson

Toby Huss as Edward Dickinson
Toby Huss

as Edward Dickinson

Adrian Enscoe as Austin Dickinson
Adrian Enscoe

as Austin Dickinson

Anna Baryshnikov as Lavinia 'Vinnie' Dickinson
Anna Baryshnikov

as Lavinia 'Vinnie' Dickinson

Ella Hunt as Sue Gilbert
Ella Hunt

as Sue Gilbert

Jane Krakowski as Mrs. Dickinson
Jane Krakowski

as Mrs. Dickinson

Episodes

Before I got my eye put out poster

Before I got my eye put out 8.3

January 8, 2021

Emily’s insular poetic world is rocked when Sue introduces her to Sam Bowles, a newspaper editor with a strong interest…

Fame is a fickle food poster

Fame is a fickle food 8.0

January 8, 2021

Her participation in an Amherst baking contest gives Emily a taste of fame and celebrity, but she questions the benefits

The only Ghost I ever saw poster

The only Ghost I ever saw 7.5

January 8, 2021

Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.

The Daisy follows soft the Sun poster

The Daisy follows soft the Sun 7.0

January 15, 2021

After some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer’s block. To rediscover her inspiration, she v…

Forbidden Fruit a flavor has poster

Forbidden Fruit a flavor has 7.0

January 22, 2021

When she learns that Sam plans to publish her poem, Emily embraces being his latest discovery while attending one of Su…

Split the lark poster

Split the lark 8.5

January 29, 2021

Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.

Forever - is composed of Nows poster

Forever - is composed of Nows 8.0

February 5, 2021

Thinking she’s blown her shot at publication, Emily spirals into depression. Her mother attempts to help her with a tri…

I'm Nobody! Who are you? poster

I'm Nobody! Who are you? 8.5

February 12, 2021

When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to th…

I Like a Look of Agony poster

I Like a Look of Agony 8.0

February 19, 2021

To distract himself from the pain of life, Austin throws a tea party for his old college friends—but the day is disrupt…

You cannot put a Fire out poster

You cannot put a Fire out 7.5

February 26, 2021

While the whole town attends the christening of Jane’s baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.