The Hollywood Reporter

The all-new Hollywood Reporter offers unprecedented access to the people, studios, networks and agencies that create the magic in Hollywood. Published weekly, the oversized format includes exceptional photography and rich features.

The Hollywood Reporter

Will COVID-19 Be Broadcast’s Slayer — or Its Savior? • Typically the ugly stepsiblings during awards season, some broadcast series have earned new relevance by incorporating the recent events of the pandemic into their storylines

Actors Appreciating Actors Acting • By necessity, lots of the politicking has been virtual, but that hasn’t put a damper on the campaigning for SAG-AFTRA’s Screen Actors Guild Awards — announcements from the nominating committees take place Feb. 4 — as thespians honor their own

Check, Edit, Checkmate: The Queen’s Gambit Comes Alive • Film editor Michelle Tesoro was new to the game herself, but she treated the tense matches at the center of the Netflix series as if she were cutting dialogue scenes, with the scripted moves speaking for themselves

Rethinking a Reluctant Feminist • From a sex therapist on Sex Education to a prime minister on The Crown, Gillian Anderson opens up about her celebrated, complicated portrayals and the opportunities that have followed

Leveling Up Confidence in Character • Three actresses reveal what they learned from playing their fearless and unbreakable personas on TV: ‘She absolutely knows what she’s good at’

Forget Shoes, It’s About the Lipstick • Top Hollywood stylists reveal what they’ve learned from dressing their celebrity clients remotely for Zoom during the pandemic: less time with clothes (but also less packaging waste), more on-the-fly shoots

The Stylists

The Wildest Bits of Lovecraft Country’s First Season • THR looks back on the most memorable scenes that defined HBO’s hit series, which subverts the horror and sci-fi genres by placing them in the context of post-World War II America

Aunjanue Ellis on Filling the Absence of ‘Black Female Genius’ • The Lovecraft Country actress tells THR of the challenges and rewards that came with playing powerful characters in the midst of the pandemic and the movement for Black lives

My Most Challenging Scene • Eight actors tell THR about overcoming complicated shoots, physical demands and one very cold pool in order to pull off some of the most memorable moments on TV

Mandalorian’s ‘Black-Belt’ Action • The Emmy-winning stunt coordinator for Disney+’s popular series details the complexities of dueling with lightsabers

‘Bright and Shiny, Then Absolute Chaos’ • I Hate Suzie star Billie Piper opens up about the ‘tasty’ new space for British women in television

CASTING BIG ON THE SMALL SCREEN • Building families and making enemies, casting directors were tasked with creating large, dynamic ensembles for 2020’s top series. Casting pros from five of the year’s newest dramas and comedies spoke to THR to break down character decisions and reveal the surprising obstacles they hurdled before production began

The Undoing’s ‘Incredible Game of Smoke and Mirrors’ • Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and director Susanne Bier reveal the twists and turns in the making of their HBO limited series

A TV ‘Gift to My Weary Soul’ • Actor and writer Yvette Nicole Brown tells THR about her love for Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and what makes the show so special

Everybody Loves Ted • Famous fans from Hollywood to Washington

Comedy and Tragedy in Humbling the Rich • As economic strife pummels the globe as a direct consequence of the pandemic, themes of reduced stature and affluence surface in TV comedies and awards-contender films alike

Tony Shalhoub Became an Awards Fixture for Monk