Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (Season 5)
Comedy Actresses (Episode 1)
Air date: 2019-06-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.
Comedy Actors (Episode 2)
Air date: 2019-06-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.
Drama Actresses (Episode 3)
Air date: 2019-07-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.
Drama Actors (Episode 4)
Air date: 2019-07-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.
Comedy Showrunners (Episode 5)
Air date: 2019-07-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.
Drama Showrunners (Episode 6)
Air date: 2019-07-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gamble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.
TV Directors (Episode 7)
Air date: 2019-08-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.
Directors (Episode 8)
Air date: 2020-01-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Todd Philipps (Joker), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) discuss their films.
Actresses (Episode 9)
Air date: 2020-01-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.
Actors (Episode 10)
Air date: 2020-01-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.
Producers (Episode 11)
Air date: 2020-01-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.
Writers (Episode 12)
Air date: 2020-02-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.
Documentary (Episode 13)
Air date: 2020-02-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.
Executives (Episode 14)
Air date: 2020-02-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.
