The Hollywood Reporter

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CAN A STRONG ENDING BOOST A SHOW’S EMMY CHANCES? • For this year’s cutthroat limited series race, certain shows — HBO’s Mare of Easttown being the most recent — could see an awards-season lift thanks to their acclaimed finales

EXAMINING OUR WORLD, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER • These buzzy docuseries represent the frontrunners in the Emmys race, with timely and provocative subject matter that will compete for voters’ attention

‘HE IS A SYMBOL OF AMERICA HIMSELF’ • Veep alum Sam Richardson, who also voices Gary on Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., explains what he loves about the provocative depiction of American identity in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Fans, Assemble! • These famous Marvel followers faved the MCU’s latest TV series on Twitter

‘NO ONE HAS EVER FOUND ME AS FUNNY AS MARTY DOES’ • Humorist Fran Lebowitz, the subject of Martin Scorsese’s hit Netflix docuseries Pretend It’s a City, has become an iconoclast for a new generation

‘A BACKSTORY FROM SCRATCH’ • For HBO’s Perry Mason reboot, creators Ron Fitzgerald and Rolin Jones dove into the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, only to discover few details of the character’s early life. Says Fitzgerald of the task before them: ‘An origin story was crucial’

‘It Goes Beyond Dance — It’s a Rehearsal for Life That We’re Witnessing’ • Director Oliver Bokelberg and Debbie Allen discuss their collaboration on Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, which follows the famed choreographer’s dance company

Balancing ‘Craziness With Genuine Emotion’ in a New Kind of Buddy Movie • Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg and star Haley Lu Richardson found a way to wrap the topic of teen abortion in a hilarious road comedy in Unpregnant

PANDEMIC TV • WITH THE COUNTRY (AND HOLLYWOOD) SHUT DOWN IN 2020, THREE TV SHOWS TACKLED IN REAL TIME WHAT MANY AMERICANS WERE FACING DURING THE PANDEMIC — AND YES, THAT INCLUDES ZOOM FATIGUE

FILMED DURING A PANDEMIC, SOLOS IS ABOUT HUMAN CONNECTION • Creator David Weil on how Amazon’s sci-fi series featuring A-list talent went from script to screen in one year

STEERING THE SHIP (AND DOING EVERYTHING ELSE, TOO) • These creators wore multiple hats on their limited series, writing and directing their critically acclaimed projects

A FRANK MUSICAL CHALLENGE • THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT CREATOR AND DIRECTOR SCOTT FRANK TURNED TO HIS SON LUKAS TO SCORE A MUSICAL THEME FOR ONE OF THE SHOW’S MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENTS

A SPOONFUL OF HUMOR HELPS THE MEDICINE GO DOWN • The Good Lord Bird author James McBride leavens bitter truth and hidden history with comic flair

‘THIS WAS A METAPHOR FOR FALLING IN LOVE’ • WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN HIS STAGE PRODUCTION OF ROMEO & JULIET AT LONDON’S NATIONAL THEATRE, DIRECTOR SIMON GODWIN DECIDED TO MAKE IT HIS FIRST FILM INSTEAD

STAR-STUDDED TV MOVIES • Comedians (Seth Rogen) and Marvel stars (Tessa Thompson and Paul Bettany) stepped onto the small screen this year

GROWING UP IN FRONT OF THE WORLD • THE DIRECTORS OF SHOWBIZ KIDS, KID 90 AND THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS: FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS DISCUSS THEIR DOCUMENTARIES, WHICH LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FAMOUS TEENAGERS BECOME ADULTS — SOMETIMES TO THE DISTURBING DELIGHT OF THE AMERICAN MEDIA

‘IF THERE ARE CRIMES, THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE TO BE HELD TO ACCOUNT’ • Oscar winner Alex Gibney discusses his latest documentary, HBO’s The Crime of the Century

THE VANISHING AT THE CECIL HOTEL GOES BEYOND TRUE CRIME • Filmmaker Joe Berlinger explains how the real tragedy at the center of...