Even if you haven't watched CBS' hit comedy Ghosts, chances are pretty good that you'd recognize Utkarsh Ambudkar — the actor-rapper best known for his breakout role as one of the Treblemakers in Pitch Perfect and as Mindy Kaling's younger brother in The Mindy Project. But playing Jay Arondekar — the…

Often overlooked thanks to the 'skip intro' button, a great main title sequence serves as an entry point into another world. And this Emmy season has its share of series based on previous properties, which presents the main title designers with the challenge of linking existing inspirations with new…

Gruesome tales of grisly murder. Horror stories of kids in cults. False confessions and authentic admissions. True crime has taken over the documentary space, proving a reliable audience attractor for streaming platforms, network and cable channels. While it's the most popular genre within nonfiction…

Gabrielle Dennis cannot stop laughing. In HBO's Emmy-winning sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, Dennis plays more than a dozen characters to represent the Black female experience through absurdist humor. In Apple TV+ sci-fi dramedy The Big Door Prize, she stars as Cass — the wife of Chris…

Nick Antosca is the creator, executive producer, and writer/showrunner for Peacock’s twisty limited series, A Friend of the Family, a true-crime story that seems stranger than fiction. It focuses on Robert Berchtold (played chillingly by Jake Lacy), a…

A column chronicling conversations and events during award seasons. Welcome to a special edition of Notes on the Season — Emmy Season, that is. Well if you think the Writers Guild strike and looming possible actions by the DGA and SAG/AFTRA are…

Before patrons of The Original Beef of Chicagoland ever get their delicious sandwiches from chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) on FX's The Bear, they have to go through manager Richie Jerimovich—an irritable clodhopper who's both aggravating and engaging all at the same time. He's played with…

Editor’s note: We are experiencing an issue with the video for this post and will update once it is fixed. “I see The Last of Us as a big story, like a Shakespearean play,” says composer Gustavo Santaolalla. “I think The Last of Us is a fantastic story.” Based on the 2013 video game of the same…

In a studio overlooking Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, Rian Johnson is strapped to a lie detector machine. Next to him at the controls sits Natasha Lyonne, twiddling the device's knobs with all the sinister intent of a supervillain. This photoshoot tableau is, of course, ripped right from the Meet the Parents…

Editor’s note: These interviews were done outside of the FYC event early last month as there was no cast panel as a part of the event. Heléne Yorke, Drew Tarver, Case Walker and Ken Marino are revealing the secrets behind the success of the Max comedy series The Other Two, as part of Deadline’s FYC…

On today’s episode of Crew Call we talk with The Mandalorian EP and director of season 3 episodes one, seven and eight, Rick Famuyiwa. Deadline Like the Westerns that Star Wars itself is based on, season 3 continued to…

The American Film Institute said today that its annual honorees-only AFI Awards event is set for Friday, January 5, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. The annual gala luncheon is for the winners of the AFI Awards, which go to the creative teams of the year's 10 most outstanding…