Listen: ‘Making a Murderer’ Team on Pursuing ‘Social Justice’ in Season 2
Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety featuring the best and brightest in television, both in front of and behind the camera. In this week’s episode, Variety’s executive editor of TV,...
View Article‘Making a Murderer’ Creators Make the Case for Season 2
Few were as surprised at the eruption that followed the release of the first season of Netflix’s documentary “Making a Murderer” as the filmmakers, Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi. They had set out to...
View Article‘Homecoming’ Star Stephan James on His ‘Casual’ Chemistry Read With Julia...
Stephan James, who appeared in “Selma” and “Race,” admits he’s been a “little bit busy” balancing Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” with a starring role in Amazon’s podcast-to-TV adaptation...
View ArticleHow Robin Wright Took Charge of ‘House of Cards’ and Saved the Final Season
“My turn.” Those two words — which closed the Season 5 finale of “House of Cards” — could not have been more prophetic. When the Netflix political potboiler returns for its sixth and final season on...
View ArticleRobin Wright on Time’s Up, Pay Parity and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
Robin Wright has long been vocal about equality for women. But the spotlight intensified around her when her longtime co-star on “House of Cards,” Kevin Spacey, stood accused of multiple allegations of...
View Article‘House of Cards’ Star Michael Kelly on Spacey’s Exit and Stamper’s Spinoff
Is there anything he won’t do? For the last five seasons, Michael Kelly’s Doug Stamper has been Frank Underwood’s loyal-to-a-fault sidekick — willing to do whatever it takes to keep Frank in power,...
View Article‘House of Cards’ Bosses Preview Season 6 Without Spacey: ‘His Presence Is Felt’
When Kevin Spacey was fired from “House of Cards” amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the show was already in production on a long-planned final season. But after a hiatus — and a lobbying effort by...
View Article‘House of Cards’: Diane Lane on Playing Claire’s New Nemesis
With friends like her, who needs enemies? On the final season of “House of Cards,” Claire Underwood’s (Robin Wright) ascent to power brings an old friend back into her life — but Annette Shepherd, as...
View ArticleHow Nicole Kidman and Her ‘Work Husband’ Lined Up Blossom Films’ High-Powered...
Nicole Kidman readily admits she has two husbands. She’s been happily married to country star Keith Urban for 12 years, but then there’s the man she affectionately calls her “work husband”: Per Saari,...
View ArticleHow Pushing Small-Screen Boundaries Led Ryan Murphy to Walk of Fame Stardom
The only thing surprising about Ryan Murphy getting a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Dec. 4 is that he doesn’t already have one. “It’s about time!” exclaims Sarah Paulson, a frequent Murphy...
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