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Warren Littlefield seems to be a man for all seasons, at least in the world of television. He spent much of the 80’s as EVP  NBC Entertainment helping mentor Brandon Tartikoff shepherd ‘Must See TV’ with the likes of Seinfeld, Cheers, Cosby, and The Golden Girls among others. Then he spent the 90’s as President of NBC…

Michael Showalter is an actor, comedian, producer, director and writer. He has done it all in a career that has taken him from being a major figure in the comedy troupe The State to a writer-actor in the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, its sequel and prequel on Netflix, plus the 2005 comedy breakout The…

There can be no question that Hwang Dong -hyuk is the man of the Emmy moment. His groundbreaking Netflix series Squid Game is a certified global phenomenon and has now received 14 Emmy nominations including three for Director Hwang himself for Outstanding Directing and Writing in a Drama Series, as well as for…

As a director Ron Howard is no stranger to big screen stories of true life heroes and risky undertakings. From Apollo 13 to Backdraft and countless other film and tv projects the Oscar and Emmy winning filmmaker is back with two unique new ventures, both dealing with real life disasters and the human spirit in…

Liz Hannah is certainly having a good season, with strong buzz for not one but two top Limited Series Emmy contenders, both on Hulu. For The Girl From Plainville, which stars Elle Fanning as the controversial Michelle Carter, who was convicted of essentially bringing about her boyfriend’s suicide, Hannah was creator…

If you are currently an unemployed television producer in the industry, Ben Winston might be the reason why. Winston is unquestionably one of the busiest, most versatile producers working today. A look at the Television Academy’s own Emmy Awards site is proof positive of that, listing 28 nominations and 10 wins…

Creator. Writer. Director. Producer. Star. Amy Schumer does it all on her new Hulu series Life & Beth, but then she has been doing it all for quite a while now. Coming on the heels of her hosting gig on that very memorable Oscars show, this project allowed her to spread her wings, even directing herself in four of the…

Amanda Peet has up to this point been known as quite a successful actress with a knack for picking a lot of smart movies in which to appear. The list includes Syriana, Something’s Gotta Give,  The Way Way Back, Identity Thief, Please Give, The Whole Nine Yards, Changing Lanes, and many more. On television her credits…

While at the Cannes Film Festival last month I got the chance to sit down on the beach and talk with the multi-talented Lee Jung-jae, the SAG Award-winning and heavily Emmy-buzzed star of Netflix’s international phenomenon Squid Game. He was at the world’s most famous film festival though to premiere his first…

With 25 Emmy nominations, six wins, induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2017, and as a past two-time president of the Writers Guild, John Wells is one of the most respected and honored members of the industry. His string of successful shows speaks for itself and includes such titles as The West Wing…

Jessica Biel not only is finding numerous meaty roles for herself these days, she has, with producing partner Michelle Purple, found a way to get them made. Her latest is the Hulu limited series Candy, which details a shocking crime that happened 42 years ago in a small Texas town where a wife and mother took an ax to…

Ozark fans are in mourning this Memorial Day with the realization that this highly acclaimed Emmy winning series has come to an end on Netflix, but Chris Mundy, Executive Producer and Showrunner for all its 44 episodes since its 2017 debut  as well as writing credits on several episodes including the finale, believes…