FX anthology drama - Feud - Season 2 - Feud: Capote vs. the Swans - This drama is set in the 1970s and ends with the death of Truman Capote in 1984.The story tells the story of Capote, a famous writer who was successful as a young boy. In 1975, he published a short story in Esquire magazine called La Côte Basque 1965, which alluded to real events.Capote's move secretly hurt many of his female friends, whom he called "swans".This article was supposed to be a chapter in his infamous unfinished book, Answered Prayers, the sequel to In Cold Blood.

It tells the story of the famous writer Truman Capote (played by Tom Hollander) who interacts closely with a small group of the most elite women. They are all wealthy and glamorous socialites who defined a bygone era of New York's upper class. Capote refers to them as“swan”.This group of beautiful and famous women includes ladies Barbara “Babe” Paley (played by Naomi Watts), Slim Keith (played by Diane Lane), C.Z. Guest (played by Chloë Sevigny) and Lee Radziwill (played by Calista Flockhart).Capote was fascinated by these women, charmed them into their lives, befriended them, became confidants, and ultimately betrayed them—as he describes at length in his unabashedly fictional workTheir lives, exposing their most private secrets.Excerpts from Capote's planned book, Answered Prayers, were published in the magazine Esquire, effectively destroying his relationship with Swan and expelling him from the society he loved.Society plunged him into a whirlpool of self-destruction from which he never recovered.

Tom Hollander (《White Lotus Resort》) plays Truman Capote, an American writer who has written many classic literary works, including the novella《Breakfast at Tiffany's》In Cold Blood《.

Naomi Watts plays Babe Paley.Babe dominated the glamorous world of New York social circles in the 1960s and 1970s.

Diane Lane (》House of Cards《) plays Nancy "Slim" Keith, an American socialite, a fashion icon in the 1950s and 1960s, and a representative figure in the American upper class.

Chloë Sevigny (》Crime《Boys Don't Cry》) plays C.Z. Guest.Guest died in 2003 at the age of 83.She was a well-known fashion designer, socialite and actress who had a newspaper column on gardening and published a book on gardening.

Calista Flockhart (《Brothers and Sisters》-) plays Lee Radziwill, an American socialite, public relations executive and interior decorator, and the sister of Jackie Kennedy.

Demi Moore plays socialite Ann “Bang-Bang” Woodward, a showgirl and radio actress who became notorious for being accused of murdering her husband in 1995.

Molly Ringwald (《Riverdale》-) plays Joanne Carson, the second wife of American television host Johnny Carson, who maintained a friendly relationship with Capote until Capote's death.

Treat Williams (《Love by the Bay》Chicago Fire《) plays former CBS chief and media tycoon Bill Paley, Babe's husband.(The actor unfortunately passed away in a car accident in June 2023.)

Joe Mantello (》Peepers《) plays Jack Dunphy, American novelist, playwright, and Capote's companion.

Russell Tovey (》Looking《) plays John O'Shea, Capote's long-term lover.

Newcomer Ella Beatty plays Kerry O'Shea (Kate Harrington), whose father John O'Shea is Capote Truman's long-term lover.Truman later changed Kerry's name to Kate.After being estranged from her parents, Kate was taken under the care of Truman and became his protégé.Truman introduced Kate to the colorful world of fashion, modeling, art and literature, and also allowed her to experience the heartbreak of watching another paternal figure's reputation be ruined.

(Note: Ella is the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening and graduated from Juilliard School in 2022.)

Chris Chalk (》The Mason Case Series--) plays James Baldwin, an American writer and social activist.As a black man and a gay man, many of Baldwin's works focus on racial issues and the sexual liberation movement in the United States in the mid-20th century.