Is 'Dickinson' Historically Accurate to Emily Dickinson's Life?

Nov. 11 2021, Published 4:53 p.m. ET

Although Apple TV Plus' display Dickinson set out to painting the life of famed poet Emily Dickinson, the display took important liberties with ancient accuracy based on the recent songs and discussion alone. The display's third and final season not too long ago premiered on Apple TV Plus, but enthusiasts are fascinated by details from the show and the way historically accurate it truly is.

Read on for some fun info about Emily Dickinson.

Emily Dickinson did not in reality meet Henry Thoreau or Louisa May Alcott.

In an interview with Vulture, Emily Dickinson student Martha Nell Smith solutions questions concerning the display's historical accuracy. She confirms that, regardless of the hilarity of both of Emily's encounters with famous authors at the display, Emily never met Louisa or Henry in real life. Martha says, "Louisa’s father spoke in Amherst in 1878, nearly two decades after this series is set. But I haven’t seen any evidence that she was entertained in the Dickinson houses in the 1850s. [Emily] never met Thoreau either."

On the display, Louisa May Alcott is portrayed by ex-Girls famous person Zosia Mamet, while Henry David Thoreau is played through comedian John Mulaney.

Sam Bowles did print Emily's poems in genuine life.

During Season 2, Sam Bowles (Finn Jones) publishes Emily's poems in his paper, Springfield Republican. The identical happened in genuine life — Sam published seven of Emily's poems and could have performed a romance together with her as he does within the display. Prime Timer notes that when real-life Sam used to be in Europe, he and Emily exchanged letters mentioning their affections for one some other.

The display means that these romantic overtones were not favored through Sam's wife at the time.

Wiz Khalifa was once the show's first choice to play Death.

In an exclusive interview with MTV, actress Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Emily, gushed about how excited she was once to work with Wiz Khalifa — and the way excited he used to be to play the position of Death at the show.

"I'm a huge fan of [Wiz Khalifa] in general, so the fact that we were able to get him to do the show was so exciting, and he loved the idea of it," she said. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, author Alena Smith reaffirmed this sentiment. "We literally put Wiz Khalifa on our tone board as this would be the dream, like he’s the aesthetic we want Death to have, and then somehow we magically got Wiz Khalifa."

Season 3 features all-new visitor stars, together with Nick Kroll as Edgar Allan Poe.

Dickinson has never been shy about inviting new stars to their set, particularly the ones with a comedic voice. During Season 3 of Dickinson, comedy legend Nick Kroll seems as Edgar Allan Poe.

Hailee gushed that her scenes with Kroll during Season 3 were some of her favorite to shoot, telling Entertainment Weekly, "I definitely broke a couple of times because I can't help it. The worst is when you hear people behind the camera laughing, and then, it's almost like that's the 'OK' for you to laugh. That happened multiple times."

Fellow visitor stars all over Season 3 include Ziwe Fumudoh as Sojourner Truth, Chole Fineman as Sylvia Plath, and Billy Eichner as Walt Whitman.

The third and final season of Dickinson airs beginning Nov. 5, 2021, on Apple TV Plus.

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