Disclaimer season 1 release schedule: All episodes and when they arrive
Disclaimer, the psychological thriller miniseries written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, had a two-episode premiere on Apple TV+ on October 11, 2024. Based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Renée Knight, the series will run for seven episodes till November 15, 2024.
The series revolves around Catherine Ravenscroft, an award-winning journalist and documentarian. Catherine is lauded for her journalistic integrity in delving deeper into matters to extract the truth, no matter how hard it gets. Ironically, her present life, successful as it is, seems to take a heavy toll when some bitter truths from the past resurface and confront her.
All episodes of the series are written and directed by the acclaimed director Alfonso Cuarón. Read on to find out when new episodes will air on Apple TV+.
Disclaimer season 1 release schedule
The following table shows the complete release schedule of the 7-episode series:
New episodes of Disclaimer drop at 12 am ET every Friday. The following table lists the release date and time of the upcoming two episodes alongside the corresponding time zones:
Disclaimer season 1: Cast and crew
The series is based on the book Disclaimer (2015), penned by Renée Knight. Executive producers of the series include Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett, Gabriela Rodríguez, David Levine, Steve Golin, and Emmanuel Lubezki, among others. Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel are the cinematographers, while Cuarón and Adam Gough are the editors.
The cast of the series includes:
- Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft
- Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstocke
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Robert Ravenscroft
- Lesley Manville as Nancy Brigstocke
- Louis Partridge as Jonathan Brigstocke
- Indira Varma as Narrator
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nicholas Ravenscroft
- Art Malik as Justin
- Liv Hill as Sasha
- HoYeon as Kim/Jisoo
- Gemma Jones as Helen
What happens in the DIsclaimer season 1 premiere?
The first two episodes of Disclaimer constantly move back and forth between the past and present. Through several flashbacks, Jonathan's past trip to Italy is shown. There, he met a young Catherine who was there with her 4-year-old son Nicholas. Her husband, Robert, had to leave to take care of something at home.
As the story progresses, it becomes clear that Catherine and Jonathan had an affair back then. It is also suggested that Jonathan died shortly after, and Catherine lied to the police about the cause of his death.
In the present, the late Jonathan's elderly father, Stephen Brigstocke, is grieving over the death of his son and wife. One day, he comes across a manuscript containing a novel named The Perfect Stranger, penned by his late wife Nancy. He also finds a series of photos showing Catherine posing for the camera in various stages of undress.
The photos were clicked by Jonathan, and it is understood that Nancy discovered them, piecing together what happened between her late son and Catherine in Italy. The Perfect Stranger essentially recreates that period of Jonathan's life.
The joyous atmosphere with which the series premiere begins is soon punctured when Catherine receives a copy of Nancy's book. She can easily identify herself as a character in the book, and as she is reminded of the past, her present life comes tumbling down.
The title of the series comes from the disclaimer at the beginning of The Perfect Stranger, which ominously states that any resemblance to real characters is not coincidental. Stephen is behind this psychological game.
By the end of Disclaimer episode 2, Robert gets a mail from Stephen containing the compromising photos of Catherine. When he confronts her about the pictures, she tries to justify her extra-marital relationship. This response disgusts Robert, and he leaves the house.
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