The essential episodes of Treme
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Treme — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A New Orleans neighborhood celebrates its first second-line since Katrina.
- 02
Davis enlists some top local musicians and a Japanese jazz fan does a good turn for Antoine.
- 03
Antoine contemplates a move while LaDonna resists one; Davis moves in new directions.
- 04
Antoine decides to form a band; Vincent Abreu drops a suspicious death case on Toni; Hidalgo makes lucrative connections.
- 05
LaDonna confronts the return of the crime problem; Sofia channels her father's YouTube rants; Toni takes the Abreu case.
- 06
Hidalgo does a favor for Councilman Oliver Thomas; Antoine appoints a straw boss; Janette learns that Jacques is in trouble.
- 07
As Carnival arrives in New Orleans, Albert unveils his new plumage, and Delmond discovers a new sound.
- 08
Davis is eclipsed by his protege, Lil Calliope; Albert's quest for authenticity rankles Delmond.
- 09
The community mourns a fallen artist; Toni asks Colson for inside help; Sonny is smitten at the docks.
- 10
In the Season 2 finale, Jazz Fest takes center stage in New Orleans, giving Treme residents a welcome respite from a challenging year.
- 11
Davis McAlary and Cheeky Blakk go 'full ghetto' on McAlary's goodbye to the musician's life.
- 12
New Orleans celebrates the election of Barack Obama; Desautel opens her own Bywater restaurant; LaDonna rebuilds Gigi's bar; school band director Batiste gets invested in his students' lives.
- 13
Lambreaux learns his cancer has spread; Delmond plays with Terence Blanchard in NY; Annie wins song of the year for "This City"; violence strikes one of Batiste's students.
- 14
McAlary and Desautel spend New Year's Eve together; Batiste picks up a movie job; LaDonna comforts Lambreaux; Colson offers to testify, NOPD retaliates.
- 15
Colson is offered a transfer; guardians send Lambreaux home; Batiste takes his sons to a Dr. John gig; Hidalgo returns to Texas; McAlary revisits his pothole, now decorated.
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Nashville is set against the backdrop of the city's music scene and follows Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. - 04Drama·Music·ComedyThe essential episodes of Mozart in the Jungle2014–2018
Based on the critically acclaimed memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music by Blair Tindall, Mozart in the Jungle draws back the curtain at the New York Symphony, where artistic dedication and… - 05Drama·MusicThe essential episodes of Vinyl2016–2016Same network — HBOFrom Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, this new drama series is set in 1970s New York.
- 06Drama·Music·ComedyThe essential episodes of Atlanta2016–2022·FXTwo cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
