Episodes
This week, The Hollywood Reporter speaks with Josh Gad, co-creator and star of 'Central Park' — Apple TV+’s new animated musical comedy. The Broadway vet discusses the exhaustive work of mounting multiple musical numbers in each episode, collaborating with different composers, and the tricky process of remotely producing a cartoon during lockdown. Hosted by: Michael O'Connell Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst
Published 07/08/20
Published 07/08/20
The Hollywood Reporter speaks with J.K. Simmons about his work on Apple TV+’s limited series 'Defending Jacob,' in which he plays William "Bloody Billy" Barber, a man who is serving a prison sentence after a grizzly murder. The Oscar-winning actor spoke to THR about crafting complicated "bad guys," working opposite Chris Evans, and how this character compares to his first memorable role as an inmate, on the critically acclaimed series 'Oz.' Hosted by: Rebecca Ford Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst
Published 07/03/20
This week, The Hollywood Reporter checks in with M. Night Shyamalan, director and executive producer of 'Servant' — Apple TV+’s psychological thriller about a young couple whose already-unusual life is turned upside down with the arrival of a mysterious nanny. The filmmaker, who most recently wrote and directed movies 'Split' and 'Glass', talks about ceding some artistic control to other directors and drawing inspiration from the new talent he recruited for the series: "I want new voices to...
Published 06/26/20
For Pride Month, The Hollywood Reporter talks with Ryan White, director, and executive producer of 'Visible: Out on Television' — Apple TV+’s five-part documentary series about the history of LGBTQ people being reflected in the media. The filmmaker, whose docs include 'The Keepers', 'Ask Dr. Ruth' and 'The Case Against 8', talks about inheriting the long-gestating project, enlisting a small army to find archival footage, and rushing back from Malaysia to Los Angeles to interview Oprah...
Published 06/19/20
The Hollywood Reporter chats with Rob McElhenney, co-creator and star of 'Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet' — Apple TV+’s satire of the oft-dysfunctional video game industry. The multihyphenate explains how the cast and crew pulled off a quarantine special, remotely filmed and produced in the spring, and how he’s rethinking his workplace comedy at a time when many offices aren’t reopening. Plus, he talks about taking his other comedy, 'It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia', into a record-breaking...
Published 06/12/20
The Hollywood Reporter chats with Michelle Dockery, who stars in Apple TV+’s limited series 'Defending Jacob', as a mother whose 14-year-old son is accused of murdering his classmate. The actress speaks with THR about getting into the mindset of a woman who loses faith in her son’s innocence and how she was able to shake off the emotional weight of the role when shooting was finished. Plus, the former 'Downton Abbey' breakout reveals if she’d consider returning to a long-running TV show and...
Published 06/08/20
The Hollywood Reporter sits down with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, star of The Morning Show — Apple TV+’s debut drama that premiered in 2019. The actress, who broke out in the films Belle and Beyond the Lights, revisits her season one arc of playing Hannah Shoenfeld and discusses the feedback she’s gotten on the series’ depiction of sexual assault and suicide. Plus, she talks about getting back to her artistic roots while staying at home. Hosted by: Michael O'Connell Produced by: Matthew Whitehurst
Published 05/22/20
Late night's queen of the Trump takedown gets grilled by the 'Girls' mastermind on her White House Correspondents' Dinner special and the "raging negativity" of politics.
Published 04/26/17
Emmys host Jimmy Kimmel sits down for a one-on-one chat with longtime pal Tim Goodman, THR's chief TV critic, to talk about his hatred of the phrase "late-night landscape" and why he refused to campaign for an award this year.
Published 09/14/16
The two TV personalities serve up their opinions on sushi ("L.A. is definitely on top"), which city is innovating more ("New York is a meat grinder. People will s**t on you") and Manhattan’s most overrated restaurant ("It looks like a large areola. It’s disgusting.")
Published 04/12/16
Filmmaker Spike Lee interviews Presidential Nominee Bernie Sanders for The Hollywood Reporter's 2016 New York Power issue.
Published 04/06/16
In an exclusive, hour-long phone interview from Paris, the Oscar-winning director recalls the spiraling darkness of a childhood ravaged by the Holocaust, the loss of his mother at Auschwitz, his father’s pain and what liberation felt like.
Published 12/16/15
Ex-New Radicals members Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, Glen Campbell collaborator Julian Raymond and Mr. 'Awesome' Shawn Patterson also joined THR's Scott Feinberg for a 50-minute conversation that covered a wide variety of ground.
Published 02/06/15