It took Henry Winkler a long time to move past his "Happy Days" persona as the Fonz. But now he's getting some of the best reviews of his career on HBO's "Barry" as Gene Cousineau, an acting teacher who's a bit full of himself but ultimately, sadly, can't catch a break himself. IndieWire's TURN IT ON podcast recently sat down with Winkler to discuss Barry, plus his role as an executive producer on MacGyver, and how quirky roles on Arrested Development, Childrens Hospital and Parks and...

An adaptation of Caleb Carr’s historical-fiction novel from 1994, TNT's 'The Alienist' stars Daniel Bruhl as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler an “Alienist” who treats mental pathologies in turn-of-the-century New York City. Kreizler holds the key to hunting down a ritualistic killer murdering young boys. while Luke Evans plays newspaper illustrator John Moore and Dakota Fanning plays Sara Howard, an ambitious secretary determined to become the city's first female police detective. The series was shot in...

A spinoff of CBS' critically acclaimed "The Good Wife," Robert and Michelle King's "The Good Fight" helped launch CBS All Access last year when that streaming service furst launched. The show returned this spring for Season 2, with Christine Baranski back as Diane Lockhart, along with co-stars Delroy Lindo, Cush Jumbo, Sarah Steele, Rose Leslie and new cast member Audra McDonald. Earlier this year, IndieWire TV editor Liz Shannon Miller sat down with the Kings to talk about the show and how...

For many Americans, Australian comic Jim Jefferies first came across their radar a few years ago when his biting stand up routine on gun violence and reform went viral. Others may have gotten to know him through his FX comedy LEGIT, or from his regular stand up gigs around the world. But now he's making waves as the host of Comedy Central's "Jim Jefferies Show." Jefferies' take on topics such as gun control, sexual harassment and the NFL player protests against police brutality has earned...

"American Housewife" star Katy Mixon plays Katie Otto, a strong-minded wife and mother who doesn't quite fit in with all the perfect wives and mothers in their wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut. But that's not going to stop Katy from doing things her way, and hopefully instilling some sort of values in her three children as well. Mixon landed the role on the show, which was originally titled "The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport" -- a name they quickly ditched — soon after wrapping...

Vida creator and executive producer Tanya Saracho has come a long way in a short time after first moving over to television and experiencing that initial disappointment. A celebrated Chicago playwright, Saracho began dabbling in TV on a lark, first on Devious Maids and then Looking and How to Get Away with Murder. Now she's graduated to becoming the showrunner on Starz's new contemporary drama VIDA. Tanya Saracho and VIDA stars Mishel Prada and Tanya Barerra join us on this edition of TURN IT...

"Drop the Mic" host Method Man and executive producer Jensen Karp sat down with IndieWire's TURN IT ON recently for a wide-ranging conversation that discussed Season 2 of "Drop the Mic" but also dived into Method Man's unique career (including, yes, Fox's "Method and Red" sitcom) and how so many hip-hop MCs have turned to hosting. Karp, a hip-hop aficianado and rabid Wu-Tang Clan fan, also asked Method Man his own burning questions and explained how it gets weird sometimes when people come...

Hayley Atwell is still beloved for her role as Agent Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But she's earned new acclaim for taking on the iconic role of Margaret Schlegel in the limited run TV series "Howards End." Written for television by Kenneth Lonergan, Howards End aired to great fanfare last fall in the UK, and has now made it to this side of the pond on Starz. As the series winds up its four-episode run, Hayley Atwell joins us on this edition of TURN IT ON, from IndieWire. (Music by...

Directors Chapman Way and Maclain Way were turned on to 300 hours of raw footage about the period in the early 1980s when Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh built a massive commune-city in the middle of Oregon. Cult leaders, mass poisonings, assassination attempts, bombings, this story had it all. Since its premiere on Netflix, "Wild Wild Country" has become a phenomenon, and viewers can't get enough of the debate over whether Sheela was doing what she needed to do to protect her community....

Katie Couric is back on National Geographic channel to explore some of the most important issues and questions facing America today. In AMERICA INSIDE OUT WITH KATIE COURIC, the former Today Show and CBS Evening News anchor once again travels around the country to get some insight into what people are thinking and doing in response to the changing national culture. Among the topics she looks at are gender inequality, Muslims in America, political correctness, white working-class anxiety, how...

Al Pacino is back on HBO playing another real-life figure, disgraced Penn State coach Joe Paterno. HBO's latest original movie, "Paterno," explores the two-week timeframe when Paterno went from celebrating his achievement scoring the most wins for a football coach in collegiate history, to losing his job at Penn State. Barry Levinson, who also worked with Pacino on "Phil Spector" and "You Don't Know Jack," directs. The two of them recently sat down with IndieWire's TURN IT ON to discuss their...

You all thought you knew Marcia Clark, but "The People vs. OJ Simpson" finally gave the public a more honest and real look at the former prosecutor. Since leaving the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, Clark launched a whole new career as a writer, and she now has countless books under her name, in addition to multiple TV projects. Now she's also behind A&E's new seven-part series “Marcia Clark Investigates The First 48," which embarks on new investigations of controversial cases...

Joel McHale spent 11 years as host of E!'s "The Soup," and kept it going even as his career exploded and he ended up as star of the late, great comedy "Community." But as management changed at E!, McHale said things changed for him and the show, and eventually both sides parted ways at the end of 2015. But the format was too good to lay dormant for long, and now he's back, dishing out more biting commentary on Netflix's new "The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale." IndieWire's TURN IT ON...

"Rise," inspired by a real-life teacher, stars Josh Radnor as Lou, a teacher going through a bit of a midlife crisis. He decides the answer to his woes is to jazz up the school's lackluster theater department. One problem: It's already run by Tracey, played by Rosie Perez. Jason Katims was the executive producer behind FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and PARENTHOOD, and HAMILTON producer Jeffrey Seller, are behind the new NBC drama. Perez and Katims stopped by IndieWire to discuss their inspirations for...

The 2007 book "The Year of Living Biblically" chronicled author AJ Jacobs' experiment to follow the rules and guidelines found in the bible, as literally as possible. "The Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki optioned the book to develop as a comedy, with Patrick Walsh as showrunner. The show has been reworked as "Living Biblically,” starring Jay R. Ferguson as Chip Curry, a New York newspaper writer who decides to live strictly in accordance with the Bible — much to the chagrin of his...

USA's new series "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G." looks at the relationship between Tupac and Biggie, and the failed investigations into their deaths. Director and executive producer Anthony Hemingway helped craft Unsolved, and found two fresh faces to play Tupac and Biggie: Marcc Rose, briefly seen in Straight Outta Compton. and Wavyy Jones, an aspiring hip-hop star who got the role after answering an open casting call. Hemingway, Rose and Jones recently stopped by...

Jason Priestley is still remembered as one of the stars of the seminal teen series "Beverly Hills, 90210." Of course, he's done plenty of TV and film since then, including series like "Tru Calling," "Call Me Fitz" and "Haven." But he's also now a prolific director, working on both comedies like "Working the Engels" but also sci-fi shows like "Van Helsing" and "Dark Matter." Now he's back on TV as the star of "Private Eyes," a fun, light hearted procedural mystery drama from Canada that has...

The Oregonian once called Portlandia "the right show at the right time," and indeed, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein tapped into a moment in time, coming up with characters that gently skewered our good-intentioned but confusing times. The show's segments also came along at a time when people were just beginning to share bite-sized videos and memes on social media. "Portlandia" is now in the middle of its eighth and final season. IndieWire's Turn It On recently sat down with Fred, Carrie...

TBS' "The Detour" recently returned for a third season, and is perhaps in for its wildest season yet. Jason Jones stars as Nate and Natalie Zea as his wife, Robin. Their parenting is questionable and the decisions they make are terrible, yet everything they've gone through has only made them closer. IndieWire's TURN IT ON recently sat down with Jones and Zea to talk about what TBS lets them get away with, why conservative media critics love to hate their show, and even what's inspiring Zea's...

Lena Waithe won an Emmy for writing an episode of "Master of None," but now she's behind the new Showtime series "The Chi." Also executive produced by Common, "The Chi" explores the a group of residents living in the South Side of Chicago. According to Showtime, "The Chi" ranks as its best series premiere since "Billions" in 2016, and has just been renewed for Season 2. IndieWire TV critic Ben Travers sat down recently with Waithe and Common to discuss the show and how it came about.

Louie Anderson won an Emmy in 2016 for playing Christine Baskets, the mother of Zach Galifianakis' twins in FX's "Baskets." Anderson has said that he plays Christine as a tribute to his mother, and now the comedian has a new book coming out, "Dear Mom," that further explores his complicated relationship with her. Anderson's mother died in 1990, and the actor still regrets not being able to say what he wanted to say to her, or ask her the questions he wishes he could ask. But thanks to playing...

When the producers behind FX's smash "The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" turned to the murder of Gianni Versace as the second installment in their anthology series, executive producer Ryan Murphy didn't have to look far to find the actor who would play serial killer Andrew Cunanan: His old buddy Darren Criss from "Glee." It was a juicy role for Criss, and Turn It On recently met up with the actor to discuss the mystery of Cunanan, the sensitivity of the fact that so many people...

Dylan McDermott's last several series were dark, and it was time to have some fun -- so along came "LA To Vegas." Created by Lon Zimmet and executive produced by Steve Levitan, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, "LA To Vegas" is an ensemble workplace comedy that follows an budget airline crew and the crazy passengers to fly back and forth from Los Angeles to Las Vegas each weekend. McDermott plays Captain Dave, the pilot with an epic moustache who's looking for a good time when he's not behind the...

Paul Scheer is everywhere these days, and that's a good thing. He's currently in Hulu's time jumping comedy series FUTURE MAN. He played a morning show producer on VEEP last season, and is now working on Amazon's TV version of GALAXY QUEST, among so much more. But right now, you may have just seem him play Raphael, the director of photography on Tommy Wieseau's THE ROOM, in James Franco's loving take on the cult film, THE DISASTER ARTIST. In his nonexistent spare time, Paul is also a podcast...

He's been called the "comic's comic," and has been a staple of TV and film for years. But you don't know Gilbert Gottfried. Perhaps you thought you did. But the new documentary "Gilbert," which premieres Dec. 29 on Hulu, shows an entirely different side of the comedian who's been entertaining audiences for four decades.