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After his experience with Watchmen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been thinking a lot about disruption. In the show’s timely exploration of systemic racism in America, the actor plays two roles—stay-at-home dad Cal, and the Black god known as Doctor Manhattan. The HBO series' reception was so powerful that it changed the…

It is hard to keep up with all the awards coming James Corden’s way. His CBS series The Late Late Show with James Corden just celebrated its fifth anniversary in March and over that time has racked up 21 Emmy nominations and seven wins in multiple categories from Variety Talk Series to Variety Special, Writing…

We live in a world beset by major problems: the coronavirus pandemic, systemic racism and, as if those weren't troubling enough, the threat of climate change. But Emmy-winning producer, director and author Ann Druyan maintains optimism about human potential. You might say she takes a cosmic view. "What gives me hope…

The celebrated director Mimi Leder, veteran of so many television and movie successes joins me today for this episode of my Deadline video series Behind The Lens. We really cover the waterfront of her remarkable career starting with her personal revelation that George Clooney was a “goddamn movie star” when she looked…

Rose Byrne has demonstrated fierce comedic timing in movies like Bridesmaids, Spy, the Neighbors franchise and this year's Like a Boss. But the Australian native's turn as feminist trailblazer and Ms. magazine co-founder Gloria Steinem in FX's limited series Mrs. America reminds us of her chameleon-level expertise…

A New Yorker his early '30s, Joe Pera has risen to critical acclaim over the last number of years, on the strength of a comedic voice that is all his own. A viral sensation known for his slow-moving, subdued delivery and his accompanying series of sweaters, Pera has been building out a niche comedic world for years…

St. Louis Superman got nominated for an Oscar, now it is going for an Emmy in the same year. Nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 2020 Academy Awards, the short from MTV Documentary Films and Al Jazeera Witness, as well as being the first project brought to MTV by former HBO Documentary Films veteran…

When it comes to displaying the warmth and California style of the characters on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, Devorah Herbert continually finds inspiration around her, whether she’s driving around LA, or at a friend’s home. “That authenticity in the sets is a huge part in my mind of the success of a show,” says the…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards season. Let the voting begin. It has been pretty hard this unusual Emmy season to conduct this column as usual. It typically is made up of nifty little moments and conversations I have as I traverse industry events, Q&As, parties etc. Not this year. There…

With Cake, FXX sought to bring prestige short-form content to mainstream TV. Spearheaded by Kate Lambert, SVP, Original Programming at FX Networks, the show was conceived as, "a collection of bite-sized snacks that were all of one piece," the executive says. Inspired by Liquid Television and the wacky variety of Adult…

In this week’s edition of our weekly Deadline’s TV Talk podcast we survey the field of Emmy’s most prestigious category , Best Drama Series, along with acting contenders in both lead and supporting races for Drama. As we note it has been  a very strong year , despite the fact that the reigning champ, three- time Drama…

The second season of Succession ends with a bang for Jeremy Strong's Kendall Roy, the troubled second son of a Murdoch-inspired media dynasty built by his imposing father, Logan, played by Brian Cox. Kendall has been selected by his father to become the family's sacrificial lamb, as a crisis threatens to engulf the…