Feud Season 2: Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer & Everything We Know

Feud season 2, officially titled Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, is arriving on FX, and the next season of the anthology docudrama already looks set to be filled with just as much edge-of-the-seat drama, intrigue, and high-society betrayal. Feud’s first season showcased the rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in the 1960s. The next season of the anthology show is moving forward a decade, detailing the feud between writer Truman Capote and his mostly female high-society friends (the titular Swans) and the scandal that followed after his explosive 1975 Esquire article “La Côte Basque 1965”.

With a cast that includes Naomi Watts and Tom Hollander, anticipation for Feud season 2 is high, especially since it will be arriving over five years after the first season. The hit Ryan Murphy historical docudrama could arrive on FX by the end of 2023, and since it’s based on historical events there’s already much to discuss when it comes to Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.

Most Recent Feud Season 2 News

With the show’s release date creeping ever nearer, the first trailer for FEUD: Capote vs. the Swans has been released, and it offers a clear glimpse at the scandal to come. While it features no footage of the actual series, the minute-long teaser shows off the star-studded cast and leans into the gossip that will likely define the story. It’s unclear if any additional trailers will drop before the January 2024 premiere.

Feud Has Been Renewed For Season 2

Despite several years passing since 2017’s season 1, Feud was reconfirmed as renewed for season 2 in 2022. Feud season 2 was initially confirmed in 2017 shortly after the first season. However, development then went on hiatus for many years while Murphy exited the show to work on other projects. While the plug was never officially pulled on Feud, between 2017’s confirmation and the 2022 story announcement/reconfirmation many believed the show wouldn’t return.

Feud Season 2 Release Date

Feud season 2 will release January 31, 2024 on FX, with the first two episodes airing simultaneously, and the following 6 episodes released weekly. The series will air on FX, with a director’s cut of the first episode on FXX, and episodes streaming on Hulu the day after release.

Feud Season 2 Cast

Much of the cast of Feud season 2 has already been announced, along with who they’ll be playing in the Capote vs. The Swans. Truman Capote will be played by Tom Hollander (The Kings Man), with Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive) joining him as Babe Paley.

Hollander and Watts aren’t alone in the Feud season 2 cast, however, and the rest of the ensemble lineup of the next season of the FX anthology show includes:

Feud Season 2 Story

The full title for Feud season 2 is Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, which reveals what the story of the next season will be. Truman Capote was a famous novelist and screenwriter, reaching fame with the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the 1966 true crime classic In Cold Blood. Feud season 2 will focus on a specific incident from Capote’s life, the now-infamous “La Côte Basque 1965”

Starting life as a single chapter of the novel Answered Prayers, the article in the November 1975 edition of Esquire marked the end of Capote’s life as a budding socialite. It was clear that many of the characters were based on high-society women Capote knew – the titular Swans of Feud season 2 — with some not even being masked by pseudonyms. Since Capote marketed a lot of his work as non-fiction there was, understandably, uproar, especially since the text included no shortage of scandalous details and gossip, many of it blurring real events with fictionalized conversations.

Feud Season 2 Trailer

A teaser trailer for FEUD season 2 was released in December 2023, and it offers yet another glimpse into the delicious scandal that will typify the season. Featuring isolated shots of each of the Swans, the teaser offers little by way of story, but hypes up the looming drama that will have audiences tuning into FEUD: Capote vs the Swans in droves when it begins airing in January 2024.