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Writer-producer Little Marvin grew up a fan of classic horror, from Alfred Hitchcock to “The Exorcist,” but it wasn’t until he was on set at his own creation, the anthological “Them” for Amazon Prime Video, that he says he had an experience that “codified for me what moves … [Read More...]
PBS prepares to celebrate “Masterpiece’s” 50th anniversary on the heels of another gold celebration: that of the first book in author James Alfred Wright ’s veterinary series. Wright, who became better known under his pen name of James Herriot, released “If Only They Could Talk” in the U.K. in 1970, … [Read More...]
Alternate history series have been all the rage for quite a few months now, something “Watchmen” executive producer Damon Lindelof says could be happening because “alternate history is just more palatable than real history.” His HBO limited series adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel of the … [Read More...]
Liz Tigelaar’s “Little Fires Everywhere” writers’ room was on the Paramount lot, a central point between herself and many of her Eastside writers. But when the show wrapped, she wanted to move her space closer to home in Venice Beach. Her new location, into which she moved in January, is … [Read More...]
The seeds for “Upload,” the Amazon Prime Video comedy about a young man named Nathan (Robbie Amell) who has his consciousness sent to a digital afterlife, were planted in creator Greg Daniels’ mind three decades ago, when technology was so different that such an idea was truly the stuff … [Read More...]
“Hamilton” star Daveed Diggs booked the role of Andre Layton in the small-screen adaptation of “Snowpiercer” less than a year after taking his final Broadway bow in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical. But it’s only now, exactly three years after his casting in the pilot was … [Read More...]
Starz has announced series premiere dates for three upcoming originals, “Howards End,” “Vida” and “Sweetbitter” and a greenlight for a television series adaptation of the “John Wick” franchise. The four-episode limited series “Howards End” will premiere Sunday, April 8, while both new half-hour … [Read More...]
Before he was a writer and producer on half-hour comedies like “Happy Endings,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “I’m Sorry,” Lon Zimmet would fly from his home in L.A. to Las Vegas on weekends to play poker. For a few short days, he would play poker, often … [Read More...]