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We always knew that the songs were going to be a crucial component to the success of Daisy Jones & The Six — and definitely an element that would set this show apart. If we couldn’t convince viewers (and listeners) that the band at the center of the series released some undeniably great songs, the whole soufflé would collapse. Very early on, we set out to find a music producer who could hold our hands and help us create this instantly iconic soundtrack on a project that I can only assume is a lot like working with a composer on a Broadway musical: We wanted to tell half of this story through the music. We met with a handful of producers before our very last meeting with Blake Mills and Tony…

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NON FICTION SPECIAL Being Mary Tyler Moore (HBO/Max) James Adolphus’ doc out of SXSW could become the latest about a TV legend to land a nomination in this category, following Lucy and Desi in 2022, Love, Gilda in 2019 and The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling and Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like in 2018. Judy Blume Forever (Amazon) Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok’s doc celebrates the titular author of children’s books, with narration by her and testimonials from her fans. It’s a sweet tribute to someone many grew up on — not unlike the two docs about Fred Rogers that were nominated in this category. Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu) Lana Wilson’s two-parter, unveiled at Sundance, pairs old film clips and footage with new interviews to explore how the subject’s beauty has long brought her…

Days into shooting Tiny Beautiful Things, the cast convened for a workshop led by acting coach Kim Gillingham, who also consulted on Honey Boy and King Richard. The timeline-hopping Hulu show required multiple performers to play each character, so finding a consistent tone was essential. Through some sort of actorly alchemy, Sarah Pidgeon realized that she and Kathryn Hahn — both of whom portray Clare Pierce, an analog of writer Cheryl Strayed — were cultivating a symbiosis even though they weren’t sharing scenes. “Kathryn and I have completely different life experiences,” says Pidgeon. “But by bringing ourselves to it, there was a commonality — that live-wire element that Clare has, whether she’s 20 or 49. We developed a physical vocabulary.” That vocabulary manifested in the form of touch. When Clare is anxious…

“There wasn’t a moment of cynicism, or of anyone feeling jaded, like, ‘It’s just a job.’ It was never just a job.”TONY SHALHOUB The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star, to Collider, reflecting on the five-season run of the Prime Video comedy that ended May 26.“Olivia Pope. Even when she was bad, I liked that character so much — she’s very interesting.”SHONDA RHIMES The Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story creator, to IMDb, choosing the Scandal protagonist played by Kerry Washington as the character from one of her Shondaland shows that she’d like to revisit.“My dad has nun pals, and I Zoomed with them.”BETTY GILPIN The Mrs. Davis star, to Vulture, about preparing to play a woman of the cloth in the Peacock limited series. Her father is actor Jack Gilpin, who is…

In Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Prime Video thriller Swarm, Dominique Fishback’s awkward social misfit Dre is driven to murder when her foster sister Marissa (Chlöe Bailey) kills herself after discovering her boyfriend, Khalid (Damson Idris), has been cheating on her. Dre shows up at Khalid’s house in the final scene of the pilot with ambiguous intentions — but by the time the credits roll, she’s bludgeoned him to death with a salt lamp, thus setting up the murderous rampage Dre will embark on for the rest of the series. Nabers breaks down how this pivotal scene evolved from its first drafts to what stunned viewers eventually would see onscreen.…

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