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The Andy Warhol Diaries · S1 · E6

Loving the Alien

  • TV-MA
  • Mar 9, 2022
  • 78 min

As HIV/AIDS hits NYC hard, Andy accepts a commission honoring "The Last Supper." The series takes on new resonance when he dies soon after the opening.

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As HIV/AIDS hits NYC hard, Andy accepts a commission honoring "The Last Supper." The series takes on new resonance when he dies soon after the opening.

Season 1

6 episodes

  1. 1Smoke Signals

    56 minMar 9, 2022

    Art offers an opening for expression and reinvention as Andy rises from grim Pittsburgh origins to become an innovative force in the New York art world.

  2. 2Shadows: Andy & Jed

    53 minMar 9, 2022

    Andy embraces his role as a portrait painter for the rich and famous. But discontent — and disco-era hedonism — tears apart his life with Jed Johnson.

  3. 3A Double Life: Andy & Jon

    72 minMar 9, 2022

    Fantasy propels Andy into the world of modeling and TV — and a relationship with the closeted Jon Gould — leading to explorations of drag and identity.

  4. 4Collab: Andy & Basquiat

    74 minMar 9, 2022

    The '80s take off, and graffiti artists inspired by pop art energize New York. Andy forms a close, fruitful friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat.

  5. 515 Minutes

    65 minMar 9, 2022

    Andy edges into the mainstream via "Saturday Night Live" and "The Love Boat" while a collaboration deals a blow to his connection with Jean-Michel.

  6. 6Loving the Alien

    78 minMar 9, 2022Now viewing

    As HIV/AIDS hits NYC hard, Andy accepts a commission honoring "The Last Supper." The series takes on new resonance when he dies soon after the opening.