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 4)
Comedy Actors (Episode 1)
Air date: 2018-06-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Louie Anderson - "Baskets" (FX) Sean Hayes - "Will & Grace" (NBC) Marc Maron - "GLOW" (Netflix) Tracy Morgan - "The Last O.G." (TBS) Ray Romano - "Get Shorty" (Epix) Tony Shaloub - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)
Comedy Actresses (Episode 2)
Air date: 2018-07-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Alison Brie - "GLOW" (Netflix) Rachel Brosnahan - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon) Debra Messing - "Will & Grace" (NBC) Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish" (ABC) Frankie Shaw - "SMILF" (Showtime) Drew Barrymore - "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix) Molly Shannon - "Divorce" (HBO)
Drama Actors (Episode 3)
Air date: 2018-07-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Jason Bateman - "Ozark" (Netflix) Darren Criss - "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" (FX) Jeff Daniels - "The Looming Tower" (Hulu) / "Godless" (Netflix) Matthew Rhys - "The Americans" (FX) J.K. Simmons - "Counterpart" (Starz) Michael B. Jordan - "Fahrenheit 451" (HBO)
Drama Actresses (Episode 4)
Air date: 2018-07-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Angela Bassett - "9-1-1" (FOX) Claire Foy - "The Crown" (Netflix) Maggie Gyllenhaal - "The Deuce" (HBO) Elisabeth Moss - "Top of the Lake: China Girl" (SundanceTV) / "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) Thandie Newton - "Westworld" (HBO) Sandra Oh - "Killing Eve" (BBC America)
Genre (Episode 5)
Air date: 2018-07-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Salim Akil - "Black Lightning" (CW) Jason Blum - "Sharp Objects" (HBO) Simon Kinberg - "Legion" (FX) Robert Kirkman - "The Walking Dead" (AMC) Shawn Levy - "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Jonathan Nolan - "Westworld" (HBO) Melissa Rosenberg - "Jessica Jones" (Netflix)
Comedy Showrunners (Episode 6)
Air date: 2018-07-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Pamela Adlon - "Better Things" (FX) Alec Berg - "Silicon Valley" (HBO), "Barry" (HBO) Whitney Cummings - "Roseanne" (ABC) Mike Schur - "The Good Place" (NBC) Amy Sherman-Palladino - "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon) Justin Simien - "Dear White People" (Netflix)
Drama Showrunners (Episode 7)
Air date: 2018-08-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dan Futterman - "The Looming Tower" (Hulu) Bruce Miller - "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) Peter Morgan - "The Crown" (Netflix) David Shore - "The Good Doctor" (ABC) Lena Waithe - "The Chi" (Showtime) Courtney Kemp - "Power" (Starz)
Directors (Episode 8)
Air date: 2019-01-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Directors Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Marielle Heller, Yorgos Lanthimos and Spike Lee discuss the challenges and triumphs of filmmaking.
Actors (Episode 9)
Air date: 2019-01-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mahershala Ali, Chadwick Boseman, Timothée Chalamet, Richard E. Grant, Hugh Jackman and Viggo Mortensen discuss the craft of acting.
Actresses (Episode 10)
Air date: 2019-01-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, Kathryn Hahn, Nicole Kidman, Regina King and Rachel Weisz discuss the craft of acting.
Producers (Episode 11)
Air date: 2019-02-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ceci Dempsey, Bill Gerber, Kevin Feige, Paul Greengrass, Nina Jacobson and Gabriela Rodriguez discuss their work as film producers.
Writers (Episode 12)
Air date: 2019-02-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Bo Burnham, Peter Farrelly, Tamara Jenkins, John Krasinski, Eric Roth and Paul Schrader discuss the craft of screenwriting.
Songwriters (Episode 13)
Air date: 2019-02-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: David Crosby, Kesha, Tim McGraw, Boots Riley, Mark Ronson and Diane Warren discuss the craft of songwriting.
Documentary (Episode 14)
Air date: 2019-02-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Julie Cohen, Rashida Jones, Bing Liu, Morgan Neville, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Tim Wardle discuss documentary filmmaking.
