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Dispatch • Noah Wyle, John Wells, and the Cast of 'The Pitt' on Making a Hospital Drama Without Escape Routes

Jun 21, 2026

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Dispatch • Noah Wyle, John Wells, and the Cast of 'The Pitt' on Making a Hospital Drama Without Escape Routes

At an HBO Max panel on June 9, the cast and creative team of the Emmy-winning drama unpacked the discipline, the stakes, and what it costs to make a show this unflinchingly honest

JP Mangalindan

CBS

Padma Lakshmi on Making the Show She Always Wanted with 'America’s Culinary Cup'

Jun 17, 2026

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Padma Lakshmi on Making the Show She Always Wanted with 'America’s Culinary Cup'

In a conversation with Scene and Unheard, Lakshmi reflects on the most ambitious project of her career, and what she found when she got to call the shots

JP Mangalindan

Mare of Easttown

Dispatch • Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, and the Creative Team of 'Task' on Making a Show About the Cost of Being Human

Jun 15, 2026

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Dispatch • Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, and the Creative Team of 'Task' on Making a Show About the Cost of Being Human

At an HBO Max panel on June 3, Ruffalo, Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, and their collaborators unpacked the moral gray zones and grace at the heart of 'Task'

JP Mangalindan

Colman Domingo

Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Reminds Us What Movies Are For

Jun 14, 2026

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Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Reminds Us What Movies Are For

In a rip-roaring sci-fi chase, the director returns to the question he's been asking his whole life and finds a new answer

JP Mangalindan

Jamie Bell

Jun 12, 2026

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Dispatch • Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell, and the Cast of 'Half Man' on the Bond That Could Only End One Way

At an HBO Max panel on June 2, Gadd and his collaborators reflected on the limited series as a story of damage, devotion, and lives shaped by shame

JP Mangalindan

Brittany Snow

Dispatch • Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, and the Creative Team Behind 'The Beast in Me' on Finding Monsters in Plain Sight

Jun 7, 2026

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Dispatch • Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, and the Creative Team Behind 'The Beast in Me' on Finding Monsters in Plain Sight

At a Netflix panel on June 6, the creative team and cast of the psychological thriller unpacked what happens when grief makes you capable of the very thing you fear

JP Mangalindan

Troy Kotsur

Jun 4, 2026

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Dispatch • Jason Bateman, Troy Kotsur, and the Creative Team of 'Black Rabbit' on Brothers and the Grit Beneath the Glamour

At a Netflix panel on May 16, the cast and creative team unpacked the show’s New York DNA and how a battered building became its soul

JP Mangalindan

Ann Dowd

Dispatch • 'The Testaments' Cast Celebrates the Season 1 Finale and the Rebellion Still to Come

Jun 2, 2026

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Dispatch • 'The Testaments' Cast Celebrates the Season 1 Finale and the Rebellion Still to Come

At a celebration of the finale on May 28, the show’s cast and creative team reflected on bringing the popular Hulu drama to life

FYC

Dispatch • Dan Levy and the 'Big Mistakes' Cast on Making Crime a Family Affair

May 27, 2026

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Dispatch • Dan Levy and the 'Big Mistakes' Cast on Making Crime a Family Affair

At a Netflix panel on May 16, Levy and the cast unpacked the dark comedy’s criminal chaos and the family mess no one can escape

JP Mangalindan

Diana Gabaldon

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Dispatch • ‘Outlander’ Stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan, Matthew B. Roberts, and Maril Davis on Saying Goodbye

May 17, 2026

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Dispatch • ‘Outlander’ Stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan, Matthew B. Roberts, and Maril Davis on Saying Goodbye

At a STARZ FYC event on May 15, the cast and creative team reflected on the beloved show’s 12-year run, the bond with its fans, and that talked-about ending

JP Mangalindan

Michael Patrick King

May 11, 2026

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Close-Up: 'The Comeback' Co-Creator Michael Patrick King on the Final Scene With Lisa Kudrow

King spoke to Scene and Unheard about the artistic choices behind Kudrow’s final scene as Valerie Cherish—and what it means to see her clearly at last

JP Mangalindan

Lewis Pullman

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May 7, 2026

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Dispatch • Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, and the Tender Mystery of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'

At a Los Angeles panel on April 28, the cast and creative team reflected on grief, connection, and that observant octopus

JP Mangalindan

Bill Lawrence

Dispatch • Inside 'Rooster’s' Comedy of Fathers, Daughters, and Second Acts

May 5, 2026

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Dispatch • Inside 'Rooster’s' Comedy of Fathers, Daughters, and Second Acts

At a Los Angeles event on April 26, the HBO Max comedy’s cast and creators reflected on making the show and midlife changes

JP Mangalindan

True Crime

Dispatch • The Cast and Creative Team of 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' on the Man Behind the Horror

May 1, 2026

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Dispatch • The Cast and Creative Team of 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' on the Man Behind the Horror

At an FYC event on April 25, Ian Brennan, Charlie Hunnam, and the creative team reflected on bringing Ed Gein’s story to the screen and why his shadow still looms over culture

JP Mangalindan

Billy Porter

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Apr 28, 2026

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Dispatch • Greg Berlanti, Billy Porter, Zach Braff, and Mickey Liddell on 25 Years of 'The Broken Hearts Club'

At a screening in West Hollywood on April 25, the creative team and cast of 'The Broken Hearts Club' reflected on chosen family, queer visibility, and a movie that helped change what was possible

JP Mangalindan

Nicole Kidman

Apr 27, 2026

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Sliding Doors: Nicole Kidman, 'To Die For,' and the Phone Call That Redefined Her Career

Meg Ryan and Patricia Arquette both passed. Then Nicole Kidman made a phone call to the director and made her case

JP Mangalindan

Jamie Bell

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Close-Up: 'Baby Reindeer' Creator Richard Gadd Explains the Damaging Bond in 'Half Man'

Apr 23, 2026

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Close-Up: 'Baby Reindeer' Creator Richard Gadd Explains the Damaging Bond in 'Half Man'

Gadd, his creative team, and cast answer Scene and Unheard’s questions about the decades-long relationship driving the show—and what they discovered in bringing it to life

JP Mangalindan

Rhea Seehorn

Dispatch • The Cast and Creative Team of 'Pluribus' on What Survives the End of the World

Apr 12, 2026

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Dispatch • The Cast and Creative Team of 'Pluribus' on What Survives the End of the World

At PaleyFest LA 2026's opening night on April 4, Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, and others reflected on the Apple TV sci-fi drama's existential questions

JP Mangalindan

Erin Foster

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Dispatch • 'Nobody Wants This' Cast and Creative Team on Love After the Easy Part

Apr 10, 2026

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Dispatch • 'Nobody Wants This' Cast and Creative Team on Love After the Easy Part

At PaleyFest LA 2026, Erin Foster, her cast, and her writers reflected on two seasons of the Netflix hit, why lasting love is harder to capture, and what’s ahead in Season 3

JP Mangalindan

Apple TV

Apr 7, 2026

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Dispatch • Owen Wilson, Jason Keller, and the Cast of Apple TV's 'Stick' on the Grief Behind the Golf

At a screening and panel in Los Angeles on March 30, the cast and creator of the Apple TV series reflected on failure and the slow work of letting someone in

JP Mangalindan

Robin Williams

At 30, 'The Birdcage' Still Knows the Cost of Hiding

Mar 3, 2026

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At 30, 'The Birdcage' Still Knows the Cost of Hiding

Mike Nichols’ 1996 broad comedy opened as a farce. Three decades later, it feels less like a punchline and more like a love letter

JP Mangalindan

Emmy Awards

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Dispatch • Inside ‘Adolescence’ Star Erin Doherty’s Unbroken TV Hour

Feb 17, 2026

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Dispatch • Inside ‘Adolescence’ Star Erin Doherty’s Unbroken TV Hour

During a screening and Q&A in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, the Emmy winner reflected on building Episode 3’s single-take confrontation—and what it demanded of her and her young scene partner

JP Mangalindan

Tubi

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Feb 13, 2026

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Weekend Watch: 'Dawson's Creek's' Pilot

The first 44 minutes of James Van Der Beek's legacy are worth revisiting—not just for nostalgia, but for what the show got right

JP Mangalindan

Annie Potts

Josh Charles' 'Best Medicine' Is the Cozy TV Show We Need Right Now

Jan 21, 2026

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Josh Charles' 'Best Medicine' Is the Cozy TV Show We Need Right Now

Fox's small-town dramedy offers comfort viewing without apology

JP Mangalindan

Lucy Liu

Jan 5, 2026

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Dispatch • Lucy Liu Asks How Far Love Should Go in 'Rosemead'

During a screening in Los Angeles on Dec. 14, Liu and the filmmakers discussed the movie's devastating questions about love, responsibility, and moral limits

JP Mangalindan