John Mulaney is heading back to Netflix with an all-new six-part special titled John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA. Part of the streamer’s Netflix is a Joke Fest, the unconventional show will feature special guests as is teased in the vague trailer, above, featuring Mulaney and an array of Los Angelinos. Set to debut on May 3, additional episodes will stream nightly from May 6 to May 10 with all-new installments debuting at 7 pm Pt on Netflix. Described as six live installments, Everybody’s in LA is a show where Mulaney explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it. Among the guests set to appear in the special are Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G, Earthquake, Patton Oswalt,...
- 4/30/2024
- TV Insider
You know John Mulaney’s six-part comedy special is gonna be really star-studded when Netflix’s PR team writes, “There will be more guests as well but we are tired of listing them. We have given you enough information already,” in their pitch email.
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
- 4/30/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
“Killed them all, of course.”
Those five words were spoken by Robert Durst when the New York real estate heir, who was still mic’d, walked to the bathroom after completing his interviews for the HBO true-crime docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.
Durst had been suspected of killing his close friend Susan Berman, who was shot dead in December 2000 shortly after she told Durst that the Los Angeles police wanted to talk to her about Durst’s first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, who disappeared in 1982. He was acquitted for the 2001 murder of neighbor Morris Black, whom Durst admitted to dismembering, claiming he killed Black in self-defense.
Durst’s hot mic confession came in the jaw-dropping Jinx finale that aired March 15, 2015, and captured the nation.
But years before that, it stunned director Andrew Jarecki and executive producer Zac Stuart-Pontier when they and the Jinx team came...
Those five words were spoken by Robert Durst when the New York real estate heir, who was still mic’d, walked to the bathroom after completing his interviews for the HBO true-crime docuseries The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.
Durst had been suspected of killing his close friend Susan Berman, who was shot dead in December 2000 shortly after she told Durst that the Los Angeles police wanted to talk to her about Durst’s first wife, Kathleen McCormack Durst, who disappeared in 1982. He was acquitted for the 2001 murder of neighbor Morris Black, whom Durst admitted to dismembering, claiming he killed Black in self-defense.
Durst’s hot mic confession came in the jaw-dropping Jinx finale that aired March 15, 2015, and captured the nation.
But years before that, it stunned director Andrew Jarecki and executive producer Zac Stuart-Pontier when they and the Jinx team came...
- 4/18/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TV Insider is counting down the 50 best historical dramas on TV, both past and present. In the latest roundup, we’re looking at event-inspired titles ranging from Chernobyl to American Crime Story‘s first season, The People v. O.J. Simpson among other must-see shows. Scroll down for a more in-depth peek into TV’s must-see historical dramas, and stay tuned for more. Hey there, historians! Join us in our countdown of the 50 Best Historical Dramas, from both television and film. Be sure to check out TV Insider’s April 2024 issue, currently on newsstands. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Hulu) In the gripping 2016 series, viewers are taken behind court cameras to revisit the chaotic infamy of the 1994–95 murder trial — one of the most controversial cases in American history. The 10 episodes closely chronicle the battle between Simpson’s “Dream Team” defense, prosecutor Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson), and ...
- 4/12/2024
- TV Insider
O.J. Simpson died April 10. But the media age ushered in by his presence, his saga and his white Bronco, remains very much with us.
An all-time great NFL running back-turned-actor, Simpson was a minor celebrity and part of a circle of fame-adjacent Los Angeles hangers-on in the 1990s. The killing of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, on June 12, 1994, converted Simpson instantly into an object of national obsession; five days later, Simpson failed to turn himself in after the Los Angeles Police Department ordered him to surrender on charges of first-degree murder, and engaged the LAPD in a low-speed car chase.
The details of this have been chewed over, including by the recent double dose of O.J. stories — FX’s series “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and Ezra Edelman’s documentary “O.J.: Made in America,” both released in 2016 — and yet they still boggle the mind.
An all-time great NFL running back-turned-actor, Simpson was a minor celebrity and part of a circle of fame-adjacent Los Angeles hangers-on in the 1990s. The killing of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, on June 12, 1994, converted Simpson instantly into an object of national obsession; five days later, Simpson failed to turn himself in after the Los Angeles Police Department ordered him to surrender on charges of first-degree murder, and engaged the LAPD in a low-speed car chase.
The details of this have been chewed over, including by the recent double dose of O.J. stories — FX’s series “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and Ezra Edelman’s documentary “O.J.: Made in America,” both released in 2016 — and yet they still boggle the mind.
- 4/11/2024
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
O.J. Simpson, the football star who later became an actor and then better known for being accused of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman amid a high-profile televised car chase and trial in which he was ultimately acquitted of murder charges, has died. He was 76.
In a post on Simpson’s official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, the Simpson family shared the following statement: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Simpson’s death follows a life marked by success in sports and Hollywood that morphed into the athlete becoming a suspected murderer and convicted armed robber. Born Orenthal James Simpson on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, Simpson’s Heisman Trophy-winning days...
In a post on Simpson’s official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, the Simpson family shared the following statement: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Simpson’s death follows a life marked by success in sports and Hollywood that morphed into the athlete becoming a suspected murderer and convicted armed robber. Born Orenthal James Simpson on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, Simpson’s Heisman Trophy-winning days...
- 4/11/2024
- by Hilary Lewis and Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson, the former football player and actor whose legacy was defined by an infamous murder trial, has died. He was 76.
Simpson’s family shared the news of his passing Thursday in an X post, which read, “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
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Simpson’s family shared the news of his passing Thursday in an X post, which read, “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
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- 4/11/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Updated: Richard Kind will serve as announcer for “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” The guest lineup includes David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Jerry Seinfeld, Citizens for L.A. Wildlife Representative Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G., Earthquake, Patton Oswalt, Stavros Halkias, helicopter journalist Zoey Tur, Sarah Silverman, Joyce Manor, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura, Bill Hader, St. Vincent, Cassandra Peterson, Luenell, Hannah Gadsby, Cedric The Entertainer, Dr. Emily Lindsey of the La Brea Tar Pits and Beck.
Previously: Netflix has set “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” a six-episode show featuring field pieces and special guests that will stream live during the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.
Per the logline, the show follows Mulaney as he “explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.
Previously: Netflix has set “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” a six-episode show featuring field pieces and special guests that will stream live during the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.
Per the logline, the show follows Mulaney as he “explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.
- 4/8/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Sarah Paulson can’t be tamed any longer: The Emmy winner will star in a TV adaptation of the bestselling memoir Untamed, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project, which will soon be shopped to networks and streamers, will star Paulson as memoir author Glennon Doyle, a discontented wife and mother who starts to question everything when she finds herself attracted to a female stranger, leading her on a bumpy road to self-discovery.
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The project, which will soon be shopped to networks and streamers, will star Paulson as memoir author Glennon Doyle, a discontented wife and mother who starts to question everything when she finds herself attracted to a female stranger, leading her on a bumpy road to self-discovery.
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- 3/13/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Strand Entertainment, the newly launched management/production company of industry veterans Jeff Golenberg and Jason Shapiro, has signed actress Robin Tunney.
Best known for leading roles on Fox’s Prison Break, CBS’s The Mentalist and The Fix, ABC’s legal drama co-created by famed attorney Marcia Clark, Tunney was most recently seen recurring opposite Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling on Jason Katims’ Apple TV+ drama series Dear Edward, based on Ann Napolitano’s novel of the same name.
The actress made her film debut opposite Brendan Fraser in 1992’s Encino Man and quickly rose to prominence with roles in cult classics like Empire Records, The Craft and Niagara, Niagara, for which she was nominated for Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards.
Most recently appearing on the film side in Jeff Baena’s film Horsegirl starring Allison Brie, Tunney continues to be repped by Gersh.
Golenberg and Shapiro earlier today...
Best known for leading roles on Fox’s Prison Break, CBS’s The Mentalist and The Fix, ABC’s legal drama co-created by famed attorney Marcia Clark, Tunney was most recently seen recurring opposite Connie Britton and Taylor Schilling on Jason Katims’ Apple TV+ drama series Dear Edward, based on Ann Napolitano’s novel of the same name.
The actress made her film debut opposite Brendan Fraser in 1992’s Encino Man and quickly rose to prominence with roles in cult classics like Empire Records, The Craft and Niagara, Niagara, for which she was nominated for Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards.
Most recently appearing on the film side in Jeff Baena’s film Horsegirl starring Allison Brie, Tunney continues to be repped by Gersh.
Golenberg and Shapiro earlier today...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Paulson will return to Broadway in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play, Appropriate.
The play, directed by Lila Neugebauer, will begin previews at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater starting Nov. 28, with an opening set for Dec. 18. Paulson was last on Broadway in the 2010 run of Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories, where she starred opposite Linda Lavin, and most recently on stage in the 2013 off-Broadway run of Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly.
This production is the Broadway debut for Jacobs-Jenkins, whose plays, Gloria and Everybody were both Pulitzer Prize finalists. Appropriate first premiered off Broadway in 2014 and won the Obie Award for best new American play, an honor it shared with An Octoroon, also written by Jacobs-Jenkins. Appropriate transferred to London for a limited run in 2019.
Paulson will play Toni, the eldest daughter in the Lafayette family, who returns home, alongside her brother, Bo, to settle her father’s estate. The two reminisce...
The play, directed by Lila Neugebauer, will begin previews at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater starting Nov. 28, with an opening set for Dec. 18. Paulson was last on Broadway in the 2010 run of Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories, where she starred opposite Linda Lavin, and most recently on stage in the 2013 off-Broadway run of Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly.
This production is the Broadway debut for Jacobs-Jenkins, whose plays, Gloria and Everybody were both Pulitzer Prize finalists. Appropriate first premiered off Broadway in 2014 and won the Obie Award for best new American play, an honor it shared with An Octoroon, also written by Jacobs-Jenkins. Appropriate transferred to London for a limited run in 2019.
Paulson will play Toni, the eldest daughter in the Lafayette family, who returns home, alongside her brother, Bo, to settle her father’s estate. The two reminisce...
- 7/27/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmy-winning actor Sarah Paulson will return to Broadway this fall for the first time in 13 years when she stars in the Second Stage Theater production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ darkly comedic family drama Appropriate. Lila Neugebauer (The Waverly Gallery) will direct.
The production, part of Second Stage’s 45th Anniversary Season, will begin previews Tuesday, November 28 at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater, with an official opening on Monday, December 18. Appropriate will mark Jacobs-Jenkins’ Broadway debut.
Paulson, whose Broadway credits include The Sisters Rosensweig (1993), The Glass Menagerie (2005) and Collected Stories (2010), last appeared on the New York stage in a 2013 Off Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly opposite Danny Burstein.
Additional casting and creative team for Appropriate will be announced in the coming weeks.
Lila Neugebauer (Credit: Courtesy)
The playwright is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner best known for his plays An Octoroon and The Comeuppance.
The production, part of Second Stage’s 45th Anniversary Season, will begin previews Tuesday, November 28 at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater, with an official opening on Monday, December 18. Appropriate will mark Jacobs-Jenkins’ Broadway debut.
Paulson, whose Broadway credits include The Sisters Rosensweig (1993), The Glass Menagerie (2005) and Collected Stories (2010), last appeared on the New York stage in a 2013 Off Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly opposite Danny Burstein.
Additional casting and creative team for Appropriate will be announced in the coming weeks.
Lila Neugebauer (Credit: Courtesy)
The playwright is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner best known for his plays An Octoroon and The Comeuppance.
- 7/27/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Crime shows can take on many forms. There are procedurals, shows like "Homicide: Life on the Streets" and "Law and Order" (and its endless spin-offs), and then, there are the gritty masterclass dramas, shows like "The Wire" and "The Sopranos." Some favor the process, some the outcome, though all abound with the kind of detached criminal activity audiences fervently eat up. Just look at "Breaking Bad's" 16 Emmy wins.
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And with its list of new releases for December 2022, Hulu is planning accordingly.
Compared to its rival streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max, Hulu is a bit more holiday forward in the final month of 2022. Sure, all the streaming services are bringing some Christmas content to the table, but Hulu is the only one to plant its flag in a special called It’s a Wonderful Binge. This comedic take on a psychedelic Purge-like Christmas is set to premiere on Dec. 8.
Elsewhere on Hulu this month, subscribers can look forward to the release of FX’s Kindred (Dec. 13). Based on a thrilling novel of the same name, this series follows a woman being violently yanked back and forth in time. In what’s increasingly become a tradition, Canadian comedy Letterkenny will premiere a new season the day after Christmas.
Compared to its rival streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max, Hulu is a bit more holiday forward in the final month of 2022. Sure, all the streaming services are bringing some Christmas content to the table, but Hulu is the only one to plant its flag in a special called It’s a Wonderful Binge. This comedic take on a psychedelic Purge-like Christmas is set to premiere on Dec. 8.
Elsewhere on Hulu this month, subscribers can look forward to the release of FX’s Kindred (Dec. 13). Based on a thrilling novel of the same name, this series follows a woman being violently yanked back and forth in time. In what’s increasingly become a tradition, Canadian comedy Letterkenny will premiere a new season the day after Christmas.
- 12/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Yule log is likely roaring on the fireplace of your TV screen — the holidays are upon us. Hulu is going all-in on their Christmas content with a few holiday features, including the debut of their original movie “It’s a Wonderful Binge.” But if you’re looking for a new television series to keep you busy till Christmas it’s all about the adaptation of Octavia Butler’s “Kindred,” the first television translation of any of Butler’s acclaimed literary works, coming to FX on Hulu this month.
Based on Butler’s 1979 novel, “Kindred” focuses on Dana James, a young Black aspiring writer living in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin Franklin. While in the process of moving, Dana abruptly finds herself tossed between the modern day and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. During her journeys to the past, she struggles to survive while trapped at...
Based on Butler’s 1979 novel, “Kindred” focuses on Dana James, a young Black aspiring writer living in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin Franklin. While in the process of moving, Dana abruptly finds herself tossed between the modern day and 1815 Maryland during the Antebellum period of the South. During her journeys to the past, she struggles to survive while trapped at...
- 11/23/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Sarah Paulson is no stranger to playing real people: Among other roles, she won an Emmy award for her portrayal of Marcia Clark in 2016’s “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” and was recently nominated for an Emmy for “Impeachment: American Crime Story” for playing Linda Tripp. Now, Paulson is attached to star and executive produce the scripted adaptation of “The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin,” which HBO Max is developing from its own five-part docuseries.
Michelle Dean, who was the co-creator of the 2019 Hulu limited series “The Act,” is the showrunner of the scripted adaptation.
HBO Max dropped the first three episodes of Marina Zenovich’s investigative docuseries “The Way Down” on Sept. 30 of last year. It detailed Gwen Shamblin Lara’s rise from being a diet guru with her Weigh Down Workshop (launched in 1986) to the founding of her Tennessee church,...
Michelle Dean, who was the co-creator of the 2019 Hulu limited series “The Act,” is the showrunner of the scripted adaptation.
HBO Max dropped the first three episodes of Marina Zenovich’s investigative docuseries “The Way Down” on Sept. 30 of last year. It detailed Gwen Shamblin Lara’s rise from being a diet guru with her Weigh Down Workshop (launched in 1986) to the founding of her Tennessee church,...
- 9/19/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Three former Emmy winners are in the running for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie this year. Will they get a chance to add to their laurels, though?
Half of the six nominees in this category have clutched Emmy gold in the past, including Julia Garner, who’s won twice for Ozark and is nominated here for playing con artist Anna Delvey in Netflix’s Inventing Anna. Sarah Paulson, who won this award in 2016 for playing The People v. O.J. Simpson‘s Marcia Clark, is back for another American Crime Story performance: that of whistleblower...
Half of the six nominees in this category have clutched Emmy gold in the past, including Julia Garner, who’s won twice for Ozark and is nominated here for playing con artist Anna Delvey in Netflix’s Inventing Anna. Sarah Paulson, who won this award in 2016 for playing The People v. O.J. Simpson‘s Marcia Clark, is back for another American Crime Story performance: that of whistleblower...
- 8/30/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Actress Sarah Paulson is an Emmy winner already, winning in 2016 for her role as prosecutor Marcia Clark in “The People vs. O.J. Simpson.” While Paulson is nominated once again for playing a real-life person, her nomination for “Impeachment” was a surprise to her. It’s also a validation, with Paulson telling IndieWire via phone that “it is the work I am the most proud of, to date.”
Playing the infamous Linda Tripp, who blew the whistle on the affair between former President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky, required Paulson to find a human entry point into a very controversial woman. It also required the actress to physically transform herself, complete with heavy prosthetics and a fat suit.
The aesthetic alone drew criticism, something Paulson admits she was “naïve” to going into the project. “I wish I had been more aware of thinking about all of that in a responsible way,...
Playing the infamous Linda Tripp, who blew the whistle on the affair between former President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky, required Paulson to find a human entry point into a very controversial woman. It also required the actress to physically transform herself, complete with heavy prosthetics and a fat suit.
The aesthetic alone drew criticism, something Paulson admits she was “naïve” to going into the project. “I wish I had been more aware of thinking about all of that in a responsible way,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.
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To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Emmys Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Emmys Hub
To see old predictions and commentary,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Sometimes, a metaphor just works. For Sarah Paulson and her career, it’s a train comparison — something that came up multiple times during our chat about her Emmy nomination for portraying Linda Tripp in “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”
“It was the most entirely unexpected thing in the world,” she says of her nom for lead actress in a limited series or anthology — the sole acting mention for the FX series. While she never expected any of her accolades, when she portrayed Marcia Clark in “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” there was a different lead-up: “It was like a train running that was very clearly headed in a particular direction.”
This time around was different.
“The Linda train left the station really empty-handed with a whole haul. This one, I guess, just didn’t resonate with people and that’s fine — painful, but fine,” she says. “I was surprised I was there at all.
“It was the most entirely unexpected thing in the world,” she says of her nom for lead actress in a limited series or anthology — the sole acting mention for the FX series. While she never expected any of her accolades, when she portrayed Marcia Clark in “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” there was a different lead-up: “It was like a train running that was very clearly headed in a particular direction.”
This time around was different.
“The Linda train left the station really empty-handed with a whole haul. This one, I guess, just didn’t resonate with people and that’s fine — painful, but fine,” she says. “I was surprised I was there at all.
- 8/4/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
A television star violated by the public eye. A whistleblower with ulterior motives. An inventor who wasn’t as revolutionary as she advertised. A woman whose shocking death became a sensation. A con artist with a flair for the dramatic. A young mother providing for her daughter one housekeeping job at a time.
As disparate as these characters may seem, two threads bind them together — they’re all based on or inspired by real women, and they earned those who played them Emmy nominations for lead actress in a limited or anthology series.
For the first time in more than a decade, every nominee in the category played a character inspired by, if not directly based on, a real person. The last time this happened was 2009, when Jessica Lange took the win for HBO’s “Grey Gardens.
The category sweep isn’t exactly surprising considering the wealth of fact-based contenders...
As disparate as these characters may seem, two threads bind them together — they’re all based on or inspired by real women, and they earned those who played them Emmy nominations for lead actress in a limited or anthology series.
For the first time in more than a decade, every nominee in the category played a character inspired by, if not directly based on, a real person. The last time this happened was 2009, when Jessica Lange took the win for HBO’s “Grey Gardens.
The category sweep isn’t exactly surprising considering the wealth of fact-based contenders...
- 8/4/2022
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, known for his roles in Suicide Squad, The Bourne Identity and The Mummy Returns, among others, has signed with Industry Entertainment for management.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje recently portrayed the iconic Killer Croc in the Warner Bros/DC Comics feature Suicide Squad. He’ll next be seen in Neil Jordan’s feature Marlowe and on television, in Season 3 of the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials, and is next set to pair with Emily Watson in Talitha Stevenson’s Late In Summer. he just completed filming the feature film, Our Man In Jersey, along with Halle Berry and Mark Walhlberg.
Previous projects include the inspirational feature film Farming, his directorial debut which he also wrote. It stars Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Damson Idris and chronicles Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s own coming-of-age, growing up fostered by a white working class family in the UK. He will soon reprise his directorial role with Last Meal for Sentient Pictures.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje recently portrayed the iconic Killer Croc in the Warner Bros/DC Comics feature Suicide Squad. He’ll next be seen in Neil Jordan’s feature Marlowe and on television, in Season 3 of the HBO/BBC fantasy series His Dark Materials, and is next set to pair with Emily Watson in Talitha Stevenson’s Late In Summer. he just completed filming the feature film, Our Man In Jersey, along with Halle Berry and Mark Walhlberg.
Previous projects include the inspirational feature film Farming, his directorial debut which he also wrote. It stars Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Damson Idris and chronicles Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s own coming-of-age, growing up fostered by a white working class family in the UK. He will soon reprise his directorial role with Last Meal for Sentient Pictures.
- 7/19/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Any limited series created by Ryan Murphy creates controversy, excitement and awards chatter. Six Emmy wins (out of 36 nominations) cement his status as a perpetual contender. His entry this year, the FX limited series “Impeachment: American Crime Story” checked all the Murphy boxes as he zeroed in on the relationship between President Bill Clinton (Clive Owen) and White House intern Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein).
The cast is stocked with such Emmy favorites such as Sarah Paulson, a winner for her performance as Marcia Clark in Murphy’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson, who portrays the diabolical Linda Tripp; multiple Emmy winner Edie Falco who embodies an explosive Hillary Clinton and multiple winner Margo Martindale (“The Americans”), who is smarmy literary agent Lucianne Goldberg.
The arc of the limited series based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book traces not only the ill-considered, ill-fated Clinton-Lewinsky affair, but also Tripp’s masterful manipulation of Lewinsky.
The cast is stocked with such Emmy favorites such as Sarah Paulson, a winner for her performance as Marcia Clark in Murphy’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson, who portrays the diabolical Linda Tripp; multiple Emmy winner Edie Falco who embodies an explosive Hillary Clinton and multiple winner Margo Martindale (“The Americans”), who is smarmy literary agent Lucianne Goldberg.
The arc of the limited series based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book traces not only the ill-considered, ill-fated Clinton-Lewinsky affair, but also Tripp’s masterful manipulation of Lewinsky.
- 6/28/2022
- by Robert Rorke
- Gold Derby
Sarah Paulson knew she had her work cut out for her in trying to portray Linda Tripp in a compassionate light on “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” but she was not prepared for the actual response her version of the key figure from the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal got from its earliest audience.
“It was very clear from that very first TCA, or whatever we did, people didn’t like her,” said the actress, referencing the presentation the show gave in August 2021 during the Television Critics Association Press Tour. “They didn’t like her and they didn’t think that we liked her, and it seemed to be that they thought we were making a point of doing what most people expected would be the story of Linda.”
Now speaking at the show’s FYC event at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles last Friday, she added “I personally found it almost...
“It was very clear from that very first TCA, or whatever we did, people didn’t like her,” said the actress, referencing the presentation the show gave in August 2021 during the Television Critics Association Press Tour. “They didn’t like her and they didn’t think that we liked her, and it seemed to be that they thought we were making a point of doing what most people expected would be the story of Linda.”
Now speaking at the show’s FYC event at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles last Friday, she added “I personally found it almost...
- 6/14/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Sarah Paulson believes to her core that playing Linda Tripp on “Impeachment: American Crime Story” is the biggest challenge she’s ever had as an actress. “It was a whole lot of fun because she was a really complicated character where nobody felt the need to dull her edges,” she tells Gold Derby during our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above). She adds that she relished that opportunity specifically because of its complexity. “I sort of feel the minute you start to get very comfortable and complacent in your work, that’s just not really an interesting place for me.”
“Impeachment,” which can currently be streamed on FX on Hulu, explores the affair between President Bill Clinton (Clive Owen) and White House intern Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein), how Tripp taped conversations between her and Lewinsky when they worked at the Pentagon and Ken Starr’s investigation that led to the titular punishment.
“Impeachment,” which can currently be streamed on FX on Hulu, explores the affair between President Bill Clinton (Clive Owen) and White House intern Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein), how Tripp taped conversations between her and Lewinsky when they worked at the Pentagon and Ken Starr’s investigation that led to the titular punishment.
- 6/10/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Happy Anniversary — well, sort of “happy” — to Sarah Paulson, since it’s exactly 25 years since Variety ran a review of her feature film debut, “Levitation.” In the indie, she plays a pregnant teenager. Critic Leonard Klady on April 14, 1997, said it was a grim saga with “a strong cast” who were “not ably supported by the script.”
It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.
Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.
She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Her...
It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.
Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.
She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Her...
- 4/1/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
The Netflix limited series “Inventing Anna” delights in telling the (mostly) true story of “fake heiress” Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin). But if you’re still itching for more once you reach the end of the nine episodes, we have you covered. Below, we’ve rounded up a list of shows like “Inventing Anna” to watch next if you dug the Netflix series’ take on high-end con artistry. These recommendations range from other true crime tales about individuals keeping their true identities/past murky to tales of internet sleuthing to fictionalized stories that tackle similar themes. So if you’re sad “Inventing Anna” is over and don’t want the (hopefully VIP) party to end, try one of these shows next.
Dirty John Bravo
If it’s more of the true crime aspect of “Inventing Anna” that you crave, check out “Dirty John.” Based on the podcast of the same name,...
Dirty John Bravo
If it’s more of the true crime aspect of “Inventing Anna” that you crave, check out “Dirty John.” Based on the podcast of the same name,...
- 2/19/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Originally published Jan. 26.
We are living in the age of the redemptionpic. It’s a more specific formula than your standard biopic — or bio miniseries, as the case may be. In such fare as “I, Tonya” and “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” we have discovered the joy of revisiting a famously well-covered tale, this time with the empathy and the hindsight of modern times. It’s a wildly satisfying cocktail. Current actors impersonate famous people of yore for our pleasure. We get hits of nostalgia via the styling and references of a more innocent era. And we wallow in the smug satisfaction that we are much better people now; we are not, say, as ignorant of sexism or racism or economic disparity as those rubes from a past decade were. We might not come out forgiving O.J. Simpson, but we now appreciate the forces at play — and, man, do we feel for Marcia Clark.
We are living in the age of the redemptionpic. It’s a more specific formula than your standard biopic — or bio miniseries, as the case may be. In such fare as “I, Tonya” and “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” we have discovered the joy of revisiting a famously well-covered tale, this time with the empathy and the hindsight of modern times. It’s a wildly satisfying cocktail. Current actors impersonate famous people of yore for our pleasure. We get hits of nostalgia via the styling and references of a more innocent era. And we wallow in the smug satisfaction that we are much better people now; we are not, say, as ignorant of sexism or racism or economic disparity as those rubes from a past decade were. We might not come out forgiving O.J. Simpson, but we now appreciate the forces at play — and, man, do we feel for Marcia Clark.
- 2/2/2022
- by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
- The Wrap
Jean Smart is within striking distance of entering an elusive club. All the “Hacks” star has to do is win at the upcoming SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards (which Gold Derby is easily predicting she will do) and she will become the fifth person to sweep all five television prizes in the same season. For those keeping track at home, this funnylady has already claimed the Emmy, Golden Globe and Television Critics Association prizes for her role as veteran Las Vegas stand-up comedian Deborah Vance on the HBO Max comedy.
Who are the four actors who brought a broom to awards season? Scroll through our photos above to see more info on the record-breaking TV awards actors sweeps of the Emmys, Globes, SAG Awards, Critics Choice and TCAs.
See SAG Awards TV nominations: ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ lead with 5 followed by ‘The Morning Show,’ ‘Squid Game’ …
Sarah Paulson in...
Who are the four actors who brought a broom to awards season? Scroll through our photos above to see more info on the record-breaking TV awards actors sweeps of the Emmys, Globes, SAG Awards, Critics Choice and TCAs.
See SAG Awards TV nominations: ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ lead with 5 followed by ‘The Morning Show,’ ‘Squid Game’ …
Sarah Paulson in...
- 1/31/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
2021 was a great year for TV.
There was some great programming to get us through a difficult year.
But there were also some terrible returning dramas that squandered excellent opportunities to tell good storylines.
We spoke to the entire TV Fanatic staff to get insight into what worked and didn't work for returning dramas in 2021.
Have a look below.
Succession - HBO - Best
King Lear meets Desperate Housewives may be a silly comparison, but it seems to fit.
The narrative, the acting, the nuance, the close-to-home-ness of the struggles of the rich -- all is insane, and all is superb.
Season 3 is just as outrageous as its prior seasons, and we can't get enough. As is the case for every Succession season finale, the third one is enough to keep us up at night... again.
American Crime Story: Impeachment - FX - Best
Having Monica Lewinsky as a producer...
There was some great programming to get us through a difficult year.
But there were also some terrible returning dramas that squandered excellent opportunities to tell good storylines.
We spoke to the entire TV Fanatic staff to get insight into what worked and didn't work for returning dramas in 2021.
Have a look below.
Succession - HBO - Best
King Lear meets Desperate Housewives may be a silly comparison, but it seems to fit.
The narrative, the acting, the nuance, the close-to-home-ness of the struggles of the rich -- all is insane, and all is superb.
Season 3 is just as outrageous as its prior seasons, and we can't get enough. As is the case for every Succession season finale, the third one is enough to keep us up at night... again.
American Crime Story: Impeachment - FX - Best
Having Monica Lewinsky as a producer...
- 12/22/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sarah Paulson transforms like never before in “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” Playing civil servant Linda Tripp, who infamously informed on her friend Monica Lewinsky and her scandalous relationship with President Bill Clinton, Paulson is nearly unrecognizable. The actress gained weight, wore prosthetic makeup and donned a fat suit to closely resemble Tripp, which drew a variety of opinions from early watchers of “Impeachment.” But as the series progressed, Paulson quietly revealed further layers in her performance than what’s on the surface.
See ‘American Crime Story’ looks to continue Emmys winning streak with ‘Impeachment’
For the first few episodes of “Impeachment,” it might be distracting for avid TV viewers to watch Paulson in such an eye-popping role. Her large appearance, the way she carries herself and her studied vocal inflections are so noticeable that some may not have been able to appreciate the performance beyond that surface level. Yet, there...
See ‘American Crime Story’ looks to continue Emmys winning streak with ‘Impeachment’
For the first few episodes of “Impeachment,” it might be distracting for avid TV viewers to watch Paulson in such an eye-popping role. Her large appearance, the way she carries herself and her studied vocal inflections are so noticeable that some may not have been able to appreciate the performance beyond that surface level. Yet, there...
- 11/29/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Steve Restivo, an actor seen in Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries and more, who also formerly co-owned Vitello’s Restaurant in Studio City, CA, died at West Hills Hospital on November 5, after a year-long battle with lung cancer and complications from Covid-19. He was 81.
Confirming Restivo’s passing to Deadline was his son Roy, a former 20-year senior television executive at NBCUniversal.
Restivo enjoyed a screen career of more than 50 years, finding frequent roles alongside the likes of Hector Elizondo and Larry Miller in the films of Garry Marshall, including Beaches (1988), Nothing in Common (1986), Pretty Woman (1990), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Exit to Eden (1994), The Other Sister (1999), The Princess Diaries (2001), Raising Helen (2004) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
The actor also appeared in films including The Skateboard Kid 2, Inner Sanctum II, Hard Bounty and Sammy-Gate, finding guest-starring roles on the TV side in Quincy M.E., Cover Up, Remington Steele, The New Adam-12 and Nowhere Man.
Confirming Restivo’s passing to Deadline was his son Roy, a former 20-year senior television executive at NBCUniversal.
Restivo enjoyed a screen career of more than 50 years, finding frequent roles alongside the likes of Hector Elizondo and Larry Miller in the films of Garry Marshall, including Beaches (1988), Nothing in Common (1986), Pretty Woman (1990), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Exit to Eden (1994), The Other Sister (1999), The Princess Diaries (2001), Raising Helen (2004) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
The actor also appeared in films including The Skateboard Kid 2, Inner Sanctum II, Hard Bounty and Sammy-Gate, finding guest-starring roles on the TV side in Quincy M.E., Cover Up, Remington Steele, The New Adam-12 and Nowhere Man.
- 11/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler alert: The below contains details about “The Wilderness,” the final episode of “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”
“Impeachment: American Crime Story” promised a glimpse into a tawdry affair between an intern and a married president but in the end delivered a sharp message about scorned women and the class divide in this country.
Tuesday night’s finale on FX pulled no punches in depicting how the fates of Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones and Hillary Clinton hinged on their social class, with Linda Tripp, a divorced bureaucrat with an abrasive personality and ridiculed physical appearance, the recipient of the most censure by her peers. After a media flurry surrounding the release of the Starr Report, rife with sordid details about President Bill Clinton (played Clive Owen), the episode ended with cheated-upon Hillary (Edie Falco) running for Senate, Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) simultaneously hounded by the media and embraced by fans, Jones (Annaleigh Ashford...
“Impeachment: American Crime Story” promised a glimpse into a tawdry affair between an intern and a married president but in the end delivered a sharp message about scorned women and the class divide in this country.
Tuesday night’s finale on FX pulled no punches in depicting how the fates of Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones and Hillary Clinton hinged on their social class, with Linda Tripp, a divorced bureaucrat with an abrasive personality and ridiculed physical appearance, the recipient of the most censure by her peers. After a media flurry surrounding the release of the Starr Report, rife with sordid details about President Bill Clinton (played Clive Owen), the episode ended with cheated-upon Hillary (Edie Falco) running for Senate, Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) simultaneously hounded by the media and embraced by fans, Jones (Annaleigh Ashford...
- 11/10/2021
- by Diane Garrett
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler alert: This column contains light spoilers about the Nov. 2 episode titled “The Grand Jury.”
On the penultimate episode of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) closes her testimony before the grand jury in the Clinton perjury case by tearfully declaring “I hate Linda Tripp.” The jury, which had begun its service in an adversarial position and asked Lewinsky some tough questions, has fallen for her: “I know, that’s right,” declares an unseen juror. “Forget her!” What sounds like a second voice says, “What goes around comes around.”
The “American Crime Story” franchise hasn’t been shy about a certain narrative gaudiness in the past. But this strikes the viewer as, finally, too much. That Lewinsky actually said this is a matter of historical record. Whether or not they really did, the jurors rooting for her represents one more instance of the show throwing its narrative power behind one character.
On the penultimate episode of “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) closes her testimony before the grand jury in the Clinton perjury case by tearfully declaring “I hate Linda Tripp.” The jury, which had begun its service in an adversarial position and asked Lewinsky some tough questions, has fallen for her: “I know, that’s right,” declares an unseen juror. “Forget her!” What sounds like a second voice says, “What goes around comes around.”
The “American Crime Story” franchise hasn’t been shy about a certain narrative gaudiness in the past. But this strikes the viewer as, finally, too much. That Lewinsky actually said this is a matter of historical record. Whether or not they really did, the jurors rooting for her represents one more instance of the show throwing its narrative power behind one character.
- 11/8/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Audiences have been spoiled by a semi-recent run of scripted and documentary projects offering thoughtful reevaluations of celebrities, mostly female, whose images were shaped and manipulated by a corrosive corner of media culture in the ’90s, ’00s and beyond.
From Britney Spears to Princess Diana to Marcia Clark to Britney Spears to Tonya Harding to Princess Diana to Britney Spears to Monica Lewinsky to Lorena Bobbitt to Britney Spears, we’ve seen time and again how filters of sensationalism and sexism can pollute a public image and leave a very real person trapped in a constructed and commodified ...
From Britney Spears to Princess Diana to Marcia Clark to Britney Spears to Tonya Harding to Princess Diana to Britney Spears to Monica Lewinsky to Lorena Bobbitt to Britney Spears, we’ve seen time and again how filters of sensationalism and sexism can pollute a public image and leave a very real person trapped in a constructed and commodified ...
- 10/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Audiences have been spoiled by a semi-recent run of scripted and documentary projects offering thoughtful reevaluations of celebrities, mostly female, whose images were shaped and manipulated by a corrosive corner of media culture in the ’90s, ’00s and beyond.
From Britney Spears to Princess Diana to Marcia Clark to Britney Spears to Tonya Harding to Princess Diana to Britney Spears to Monica Lewinsky to Lorena Bobbitt to Britney Spears, we’ve seen time and again how filters of sensationalism and sexism can pollute a public image and leave a very real person trapped in a constructed and commodified ...
From Britney Spears to Princess Diana to Marcia Clark to Britney Spears to Tonya Harding to Princess Diana to Britney Spears to Monica Lewinsky to Lorena Bobbitt to Britney Spears, we’ve seen time and again how filters of sensationalism and sexism can pollute a public image and leave a very real person trapped in a constructed and commodified ...
- 10/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s been so long since FX’s American Crime Story debuted (Obama was still president!) that it’s easy to forget how much trepidation surrounded that first season, The People v. O.J. Simpson. The O.J. trial was a circus at the time it unfolded. Producer Ryan Murphy’s track record seemed even more fragile in 2016 than it does now, circa the death rattle of Glee and misfires like Scream Queens. And the casting felt odd in so many places: David Schwimmer as Kim Kardashian’s dad? John Travolta...
- 9/1/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
It might be time to find the broom because a possible sweep is on the horizon. Jason Sudeikis, star and co-creator of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” is on track to win all five major TV acting awards for one season for his portrayal of the show’s leading man, a relentlessly positive American football coach who takes over as manager of a failing Premier League soccer team. Should the former “Saturday Night Live” star succeed in sweeping the awards for the show’s first season, he will become just the fifth person in history to complete the difficult feat, and he’ll be the first man to do it.
Sarah Paulson first completed the sweep by winning the Television Critics Association, Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards during the 2016-17 season for her turn as Marcia Clark on FX’s limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Sarah Paulson first completed the sweep by winning the Television Critics Association, Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards during the 2016-17 season for her turn as Marcia Clark on FX’s limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
- 8/5/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
To accompany the new Tom McCarthy-Matt Damon movie “Stillwater” — recently lauded at the Cannes Film Festival, and set to be released in theaters Friday — Focus Features and L.A. Times studios have partnered to produce a new podcast miniseries called “Convicted: Across Borders,” hosted by attorney and author Marcia Clark. The first episode has premiered today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts.
In “Stillwater,” Damon plays an Oklahoman construction worker whose daughter (Abigail Breslin) is convicted of murder in France. Reflecting the plot of the film, “Convicted: Across Borders” will delve into the subject matter of crimes allegedly committed by citizens of the United States while traveling internationally.
After its Tuesday debut, “Convicted’s” five-episode run will be released on Thursdays through Aug. 19. Clark will interview people who have been convicted of crimes abroad, as well as their families and foreign policy experts. “Stillwater” director McCarthy,...
In “Stillwater,” Damon plays an Oklahoman construction worker whose daughter (Abigail Breslin) is convicted of murder in France. Reflecting the plot of the film, “Convicted: Across Borders” will delve into the subject matter of crimes allegedly committed by citizens of the United States while traveling internationally.
After its Tuesday debut, “Convicted’s” five-episode run will be released on Thursdays through Aug. 19. Clark will interview people who have been convicted of crimes abroad, as well as their families and foreign policy experts. “Stillwater” director McCarthy,...
- 7/27/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
With seven nominations under her belt, it might feel like Sarah Paulson has been all over the Emmys for years. But the frequent collaborator of Ryan Murphy has only dominated a specific section of the awards: the limited series/TV movie categories. This year she has the opportunity to change that.
Paulson won her first and so far only Emmy for her lead performance as Marcia Clark on FX’s anthology series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” in 2016. However, she has been nominated a total of three times in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. Her other two bids were for the “Coven” and “Cult” installments of FX’s horror anthology series “American Horror Story.” Paulson’s other four Emmy nominations came in the corresponding supporting actress category and are for her performances in HBO’s “Game Change” as well as the “AHS” installments “Asylum,...
Paulson won her first and so far only Emmy for her lead performance as Marcia Clark on FX’s anthology series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” in 2016. However, she has been nominated a total of three times in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. Her other two bids were for the “Coven” and “Cult” installments of FX’s horror anthology series “American Horror Story.” Paulson’s other four Emmy nominations came in the corresponding supporting actress category and are for her performances in HBO’s “Game Change” as well as the “AHS” installments “Asylum,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”
Emma Stone may be taking on the role of Cruella de Vil in Disney’s “Cruella,” but that doesn’t mean Glenn Close is done playing the Disney villain. “I have a great story to make another Cruella with my Cruella,” Close tells me. She’s tightlipped about details but teases, “Cruella comes to New York and disappears down the sewers.”
Close is currently promoting “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution,” a collaborative jazz album with reedist Ted Nash. Close curated and voiced some of the literary source material for the project’s spoken word performances, while Nash composed the music. “I used to be intimidated by jazz,” Close says. “Now I feel it is an absolute expression of what it means to be a human being.” The album was inspired by their “Transformation” show, which staged for three nights...
Emma Stone may be taking on the role of Cruella de Vil in Disney’s “Cruella,” but that doesn’t mean Glenn Close is done playing the Disney villain. “I have a great story to make another Cruella with my Cruella,” Close tells me. She’s tightlipped about details but teases, “Cruella comes to New York and disappears down the sewers.”
Close is currently promoting “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution,” a collaborative jazz album with reedist Ted Nash. Close curated and voiced some of the literary source material for the project’s spoken word performances, while Nash composed the music. “I used to be intimidated by jazz,” Close says. “Now I feel it is an absolute expression of what it means to be a human being.” The album was inspired by their “Transformation” show, which staged for three nights...
- 5/5/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
We don’t really like to say “I told you so,” but we did tell you it could happen, and now it has: “Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara has become just the fourth person in history to sweep all five major TV acting awards in one season. The actress, a comedy legend who is finally getting the recognition she’s long deserved, completed the difficult feat on Sunday when she walked away with the Screen Actors Guild Award for comedy actress for her performance as Moira Rose on the critically acclaimed CBC/Pop TV comedy. She had already won the corresponding Television Critics Association, Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Awards and was in first place in Gold Derby’s odds heading into the pre-taped ceremony.
To secure her place in awards history, O’Hara beat out her own “Schitt’s Creek” co-star Annie Murphy, who played her daughter in the show,...
To secure her place in awards history, O’Hara beat out her own “Schitt’s Creek” co-star Annie Murphy, who played her daughter in the show,...
- 4/5/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Only three people have managed to do it so far, and now Catherine O’Hara — a comedy legend even before taking on the show-stopping role of Moira Rose in the CBC/Pop TV comedy “Schitt’s Creek” — is on the cusp of becoming just the fourth person in history to win all five major TV acting awards in one awards season.
Should she succeed, O’Hara would follow in the footsteps of Sarah Paulson, who first completed the incredibly difficult feat of winning the Television Critics Association, Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards during the 2016-17 season for her turn as Marcia Clark on FX’s limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” Michelle Williams and Phoebe Waller-Bridge became just the second and third performers to do it when they swept the awards last season for their respective performances on the FX limited series “Fosse/Verdon” and the Amazon comedy “Fleabag.
Should she succeed, O’Hara would follow in the footsteps of Sarah Paulson, who first completed the incredibly difficult feat of winning the Television Critics Association, Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards during the 2016-17 season for her turn as Marcia Clark on FX’s limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” Michelle Williams and Phoebe Waller-Bridge became just the second and third performers to do it when they swept the awards last season for their respective performances on the FX limited series “Fosse/Verdon” and the Amazon comedy “Fleabag.
- 3/11/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
One would be hard pressed to name a more prolific TV partnership than that of Sarah Paulson and Ryan Murphy. Beginning with a guest appearance on “Nip/Tuck” in 2004, Paulson has acted in six of Murphy’s projects, most notably as 11 different characters across eight seasons of “American Horror Story.” Their latest collaboration, “Ratched,” premiered on Netflix last September and reportedly attracted 48 million viewers in its first four weeks. It has now brought Paulson her fourth Golden Globe bid and a chance at a second win.
See‘Ratched’ costume designer on creating looks for Petunia the Monkey: ‘If we could have made 100 for her, we would have’
At the Globes, Paulson faces off against Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”), Emma Corrin (“The Crown”) and Laura Linney (“Ozark”) in the race for Best TV Drama Actress. Colman and Comer competed against each other for the same award last year,...
See‘Ratched’ costume designer on creating looks for Petunia the Monkey: ‘If we could have made 100 for her, we would have’
At the Globes, Paulson faces off against Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”), Emma Corrin (“The Crown”) and Laura Linney (“Ozark”) in the race for Best TV Drama Actress. Colman and Comer competed against each other for the same award last year,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Fox has booked a trip to Fantasy Island.
The network has handed a straight-to-series order to a contemporary reboot of the late-’70s/early ’80s ABC drama, to hail from executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain (The 100) and air in summer 2021.
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The reimagined Fantasy Island is being billed as a “semi-anthology” series “that delves into the ‘what if’ questions, both big and small,...
The network has handed a straight-to-series order to a contemporary reboot of the late-’70s/early ’80s ABC drama, to hail from executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain (The 100) and air in summer 2021.
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The reimagined Fantasy Island is being billed as a “semi-anthology” series “that delves into the ‘what if’ questions, both big and small,...
- 12/15/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Fox has given a straight-to-series order to a reboot of “Fantasy Island,” Variety has learned.
The rebooted version of the classic series hails from writers and executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, with the series being a co-production between Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios, and Fox Entertainment. It is slated to debut in summer 2021.
“In continuing to develop outside of the traditional broadcast cycle, we’ve been particularly focused on providing viewers with summer series that offer a true escape from everyday life – to be sure, now so more than ever,” said Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment. “’Fantasy Island’ is a beloved program, and the world Liz and Sarah have created for this contemporary adaptation is signature Fox and a perfect show for today’s times. After all, who among us wouldn’t take a (safe) trip to Fantasy Island right now?”
The new series is...
The rebooted version of the classic series hails from writers and executive producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, with the series being a co-production between Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios, and Fox Entertainment. It is slated to debut in summer 2021.
“In continuing to develop outside of the traditional broadcast cycle, we’ve been particularly focused on providing viewers with summer series that offer a true escape from everyday life – to be sure, now so more than ever,” said Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment. “’Fantasy Island’ is a beloved program, and the world Liz and Sarah have created for this contemporary adaptation is signature Fox and a perfect show for today’s times. After all, who among us wouldn’t take a (safe) trip to Fantasy Island right now?”
The new series is...
- 12/15/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fox is heading to Fantasy Island for the summer. The network has given a straight-to-series order to a contemporary version of the classic drama series. The project, from writer-producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain (The 100), Sony Pictures TV and Gemstone Studios, will air next summer.
This marks the first green light for Gemstone Studios, Sony TV’s boutique label dedicated to premium independent production in a creative and efficient way. Gemstone and Sony TV will co-produce with Fox Entertainment.
Keeping the semi-anthological format of the original with a handful of main characters living on the island and new guests arriving in every episode, the new Fantasy Island, written and executive produced by Craft and Fain, delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
This marks the first green light for Gemstone Studios, Sony TV’s boutique label dedicated to premium independent production in a creative and efficient way. Gemstone and Sony TV will co-produce with Fox Entertainment.
Keeping the semi-anthological format of the original with a handful of main characters living on the island and new guests arriving in every episode, the new Fantasy Island, written and executive produced by Craft and Fain, delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
- 12/15/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Annapurna has landed the rights to New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix’s forthcoming horror novel, The Final Girl Support Group and are adapting the book as a series.
Co-creators of ABC’s The Fix, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, are set to pen the adaptation. Hendrix will serve as an EP on the series alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Patrick Chu on behalf of Annapurna and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Both an homage to and subversion of iconic slasher films, The Final Girl Support Group, is billed as a fresh new take on the beloved horror sub-genre, while also capturing the cultural zeitgeist around true crime stories.
The hardcover will be published by Berkley, a division of Penguin Random House, on July 13, 2021.
The women in the Final Girl Support Group have been in therapy together for decades – ever since one was attacked by a cannibal family in Texas,...
Co-creators of ABC’s The Fix, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, are set to pen the adaptation. Hendrix will serve as an EP on the series alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Patrick Chu on behalf of Annapurna and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Both an homage to and subversion of iconic slasher films, The Final Girl Support Group, is billed as a fresh new take on the beloved horror sub-genre, while also capturing the cultural zeitgeist around true crime stories.
The hardcover will be published by Berkley, a division of Penguin Random House, on July 13, 2021.
The women in the Final Girl Support Group have been in therapy together for decades – ever since one was attacked by a cannibal family in Texas,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The hair and makeup team over at American Crime Story has outdone itself.
Sarah Paulson on Friday shared a photo from Crime Story‘s third season, which will focus on the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. The on-set snapshot reveals Paulson’s transformation into Linda Tripp, Lewinsky’s infamous “confidant” who (Season 3 spoiler alert?) secretly recorded Lewinsky’s phone calls about her relationship with the president.
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Sarah Paulson on Friday shared a photo from Crime Story‘s third season, which will focus on the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. The on-set snapshot reveals Paulson’s transformation into Linda Tripp, Lewinsky’s infamous “confidant” who (Season 3 spoiler alert?) secretly recorded Lewinsky’s phone calls about her relationship with the president.
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- 11/13/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Hold on to your wigs: Sarah Paulson dropped a first look at her portrayal of Linda Tripp in Ryan Murphy’s “Impeachment: American Crime Story” on Friday and boy, did they nail that look.
“Linda. American Crime Story: Impeachment has begun principle photography @MrRPMurphy,” Paulson tweeted, along with a photo of a TV screen, showing footage of her in her Tripp wig, glasses, outfit and makeup.
Tripp was a former White House employee who was a key figure in the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998, the story that will be the focus of “Crime Story” Season 3. “Impeachment: American Crime Story” was originally scheduled to premiere this fall on FX but was delayed back in January due to Murphy’s congested schedule.
The season was just two weeks away from going into production when the pandemic hit in March. Not long after that, Tripp passed away. As Paulson said Friday, principle photography on “Impeachment” has begun,...
“Linda. American Crime Story: Impeachment has begun principle photography @MrRPMurphy,” Paulson tweeted, along with a photo of a TV screen, showing footage of her in her Tripp wig, glasses, outfit and makeup.
Tripp was a former White House employee who was a key figure in the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998, the story that will be the focus of “Crime Story” Season 3. “Impeachment: American Crime Story” was originally scheduled to premiere this fall on FX but was delayed back in January due to Murphy’s congested schedule.
The season was just two weeks away from going into production when the pandemic hit in March. Not long after that, Tripp passed away. As Paulson said Friday, principle photography on “Impeachment” has begun,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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