‘The Diplomat’ Season 4: Keri Russell, Allison Janney and Rufus Sewell Navigate Love, Power and Political Chaos
If there is one thing The Diplomat has made abundantly clear over four seasons, it is that negotiating international relations might actually be easier than navigating a marriage. After all, diplomats have protocols, talking points and carefully constructed strategies. Love? Not so much. “It’s a disaster,” creator, writer and showrunner Debora Cahn said with a laugh during a recent press conference when asked whether love is a...
Emmy Awards Ditch Broadcast for Streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video
The Emmy Awards are officially breaking up with broadcast television. Beginning next year, television’s biggest night will have a permanent new home: Amazon’s Prime Video, which has struck a six-year agreement with the Television Academy to exclusively stream the Primetime Emmy Awards globally. The deal brings an end to the longtime rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — the so-called “Wheel Deal” — and marks a...
Critics Choice Celebración Toasts Latino and Hispanic Talent
You couldn’t deny the heat Friday as the Critics Choice Association’s 6th annual Celebración of Cinema & Television brought together an impressive lineup of performers, filmmakers and industry insiders for well-deserved recognition, pride and plenty of star power in Beverly Hills. Hosted by CCA member and co-programmer Clayton Davis, with fellow CCA member Amanda Salas, the October 2 luncheon event at the Four Seasons hotel...
It’s ‘War,’ An Addictive London-Set Legal Thriller Premiering on HBO Max
The new HBO legal drama War has plenty of the courtroom maneuvering, corporate intrigue and sharply dressed attorneys you would expect from a high-stakes legal thriller. But creator George Kay is less interested in simply asking who wins a case than in what happens when people who once loved each other decide to go to war. That idea came, somewhat unexpectedly, from a stranger’s overheard phone call. Kay, whose previous credits...
HBO’s New Comedy ‘Youth’ Finds Plenty of Love and Laughter in Getting Older–Proving 50 May Be the New 30
There’s nothing particularly “youthful” about turning 50—at least not according to Sharon Horgan’s new HBO series Youth. But that’s precisely the point. Created, written and executive produced by Horgan, who also stars as Alex, Youth is a funny, messy and unexpectedly poignant look at a woman caught between generations, confronting aging parents, a child growing up, a demanding career and the increasingly complicated business of...
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