Sweetbitter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sweetbitter follows 22-year-old Tess who, shortly after arriving in New York City, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, alcohol, love, lust, dive bars, and fine dining, she learns to navigate the chaotically alluring, yet punishing life she has stumbled upon. This is the story of a young woman's coming-of-age, set against the rich and grimy backdrop of exclusive restaurants, evoking the possibility, beauty, and fragility of being young and adrift.

Series details

• Title: Sweetbitter
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2018-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: STARZ
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 30890
• IMDb ID: tt7563270
• TVDB ID: 339512

Cast and credited roles

• Ella Purnell — Tess
• Tom Sturridge — Jake
• Paul Sparks — Howard
• Evan Jonigkeit — Will
• Daniyar — Sasha
• Eden Epstein — Ari
• Jasmine Mathews — Heather
• Caitlin Fitzgerald — Simone

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-05-06; final listed air date 2018-06-10; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-07-14; final listed air date 2019-08-18; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sweetbitter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.