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Why ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Had to Be Lee Eisenberg’s First Solo Writing Project in 18-Year Writing Career
When Lee Eisenberg’s wife first read Bonnie Garmus’ novel Lessons in Chemistry, she immediately said, “This is a series.” “I started reading the book that night and just flipped for it,” recalls the showrunner, who developed the TV adaptation for the Apple TV+ series that stars Brie Larson in the lead role of chemist Elizabeth […]
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Bertie Carvel on Playing Two Roles in ‘The Crown’ and His Tony Blair in Final Episodes
Queen Elizabeth has been played by numerous actors over the years — three in Netflix’s The Crown alone. But tracking not far behind when it comes to onscreen depictions of major British figures is former prime minister Tony Blair. Among the names to have stepped into the shiny brogues of the divisive politician are the likes […]
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‘Fargo’ Star David Rysdahl Reveals Original Film Easter Eggs and Teases ‘Alien’ Series
[This story contains spoilers from Fargo season five, episode four, “Insolubilia.”] For the last five years, Fargo star David Rysdahl has been quietly turning in a number of quality performances, and now the audience and industry alike are catching on. Beginning with Dead Pigs, Cathy Yan’s feature directorial debut premiered at 2018’s Sundance Film Festival […]
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‘Winning Time’ Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield on Recreating Showdowns Between Two Basketball Rivals
Episode six of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’s second season sees the Los Angeles team and its bitter rival, the Boston Celtics, on a course to meet in the 1984 NBA Finals. In the script, this translated to a mere sentence: “It said something like, ‘The two teams colliding on each other […]
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“Stories Change People’s Minds”: Hulu’s ‘We Live Here: The Midwest’ Spotlights LGBTQ+ Families
The filmmakers behind Hulu’s documentary We Live Here: The Midwest didn’t want to make a “preachy” film, as director and producer Melinda Maerker puts it. Instead, in letting five LGBTQ+ families relate the challenges and victories of their lives, Maerker and fellow producer David Clayton Miller wanted to let the film’s subjects be the primary […]
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‘The Other Black Girl’ Showrunners on Connecting to Theme of Corporate America: “We’ve Felt That Experience of Having to Sacrifice a Piece of Yourself to Succeed”
When Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey heard that Hulu was developing an adaptation of The Other Black Girl, they knew they wanted in. “We called our agents and said, ‘Do whatever you have to do to get us a meeting,’ ” says Reddout, who had already read (nay, “devoured”) the best-selling novel about a book publishing […]
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Wanda Sykes on Political Humor: “I’ve Established an Audience Who Expect Me to Say Something”
When Wanda Sykes first toured the school that her now-14-year-old twins attend, not only were she and her wife, Alex, won over by how LGBTQ-inclusive it is, but the comedian imagined how things would have been different if she had grown up with such acceptance. “I could’ve saved myself a lot of unnecessary dick in […]
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‘Virgin River’ Boss on Balancing Romance With “Twisty and High Stakes” and Season 6 Plans
[This story contains major spoilers from season five, parts one and two, of Virgin River.] Virgin River showrunner Patrick Sean Smith wanted the newly released holiday episodes of the Netflix series to feel lighter, given the weight of season five. Following the part one release of 10 intense and emotional episodes (on Sept. 7) — which […]
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TV Premiere Dates 2023: The Complete Guide
With literally thousands of TV series — scripted and unscripted, news and sports — airing in a given year, it’s hard to keep track of when any given show will be on a screen. The Hollywood Reporter is here to help. Below is a comprehensive guide to premiere dates across all platforms for the coming […]
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‘Obliterated’ Creators Talk “Releasing Their Inner R-Rated Urges” With Netflix Action Comedy
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald initially set out to write Obliterated as a feature film. But the creators of Netflix’s latest action comedy changed their minds. They felt their ensemble cast of characters would be best served in a series where they would have time to explore each one in depth, and be […]
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‘Virgin River’ Star Alexandra Breckenridge on a “Very Draining” Season 5, Mel’s Miscarriage and the Difficulty of Birthing Scenes
[This story contains major spoilers from season five, parts one and two, of Virgin River.] Following a dramatic and intense season five of Netflix’s Virgin River, Alexandra Breckenridge was more than excited to take on the light-hearted holiday episodes that close out the two-part season. This 12-episode season — which released its first 10 episodes […]
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‘The O.C.’ at 20: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on Oral History Book, Lessons Learned and YA Storytelling in Streaming Era
When Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage launched The O.C. in 2003, it would change TV — and teen dramas — forever. It’s a winding journey that the duo captured with the help of Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic, in Welcome to The O.C.: The Oral History. Across 11 chapters — and a prologue that teases the […]
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‘The Crown’ Top Researcher Pushes Back on Season 6 Critiques: “I Don’t Think It’s Been Misleading in the Slightest”
[This story contains spoilers from season six, part one of The Crown.] For five seasons, The Crown has been lauded by critics and viewers alike. But as the royal drama’s depiction of historical events has inched closer to audiences’ recent lived memories, the series has come under scrutiny for its portrayals of the monarchy and […]
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Inside ‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Sam Esmail’s Carefully Curated L.A. Headquarters
Every room in Sam Esmail’s Los Angeles office bears the name of an author who he’s been inspired by — or, in his words, was “obsessed with growing up.” Walk down a hallway, and you’ll see Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Ellison, Sartre. When his Universal Television-set company, titled simply Esmail Corp., took over the building back in […]
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‘The Crown’ Sparks Debate Around Retelling of Princess Diana’s Final Days
[This story contains spoilers from part one of season six of The Crown.] The first half of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s The Crown delivered an emotional retelling of the events surrounding Princess Diana’s untimely death. The final season of the hit historical drama has been split into two parts, following a shift […]
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‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ and Its Authentic Native Storytelling
Lawmen: Bass Reeves, the latest series in Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s stable, tells an untold story that has been years in the making. The Paramount+ anthology series, developed for TV by showrunner Chad Feehan, deep dives into the life story of legendary lawman Bass Reeves, played by David Oyelowo in the series, to chart his […]
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