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♡   THROUGH THE SOURCE LINK   you will find  [ 849 ]  rp icons  (160x120)  of  dylan mcdermott  in  the clovehitch killer (2018),  all made by me for roleplaying purposes.  You’re welcome to edit these as you please for personal use.  Included in the zip are base icons and two differently colored versions.  cw:  violence (choking), wrestling, guns, eating, drinking, implied hunting.

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Dylan McDermott on Hollywood Season 1

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apocalypse, 8x06.

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Dylan McDermott in Stalker

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Below the cut are 85 icons of Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon in Season 1. Episode 2. Home Invasion of American Horror Story. Size 100x100. Please like or reblog if you use!

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Hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s Day ❤️

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american horror story icons . . . murder house

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Such a good Netflix serial

"HOLLYWOOD"

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KING RICHARD (2021)

Starring Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, Dylan McDermott, Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, Danielle Lawson, Layla Crawford, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Vaughn W. Hebron, Susie Abromeit, Noah Bean, Erin Cummings, Katrina Begin, Hannah Barefoot, Judith Chapman and Sophia Bui.

Screenplay by Zach Baylin.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green.

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. 138 minutes. Rated R.

Probably only Will Smith could get away with making a film about the early career of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams and not even using their names in the title. In fact, the movie is centered around his relatively unknown character – the Williams sisters’ father – and the title is not even the man’s full name, but a nickname, to boot.

Therefore, you may think of a Shakespearian drama when you hear the title King Richard. But, no, it really is Venus and Serena: The Early Years.

And King Richard really is a very entertaining – if slightly predictable – bio pic about the tennis development of the teenaged Williams sisters and the determined stage dad who devoted himself to turning them into stars.

Honestly, Venus gets more significantly more screen time than Serena, but that is more due to the fact that she was the first born and first one to break out, not a judgment on their relative skills. In fact more than once later in the film, their dad says he expects Venus to become the best player in the world, but eventually Serena will be the best player ever in the game.

As the determined and rather stubborn father who grooms their careers – planning from childhood how they both will be tennis stars – Will Smith creates his most indelible character in quite some time. Because the truth is – and this is a truth that King Richard and Smith both openly acknowledge – in certain ways Richard Williams is responsible for making his girls stars, but in other ways his big mouth, his thirst for the spotlight and his set ways probably actually slowed their progress.

And no matter how hard he worked the girls the cold hard fact is that the skill was there at birth. Venus and Serena are exceptional athletes, and nothing that Richard did – except perhaps for fathering them – changed that fact. If the sisters were born klutzes or not athletic, no matter how much Richard kept on them to practice, they would have never become stars. And with the skills they do have, even had they taken a more traditional path to stardom they would have made it.

Honestly, probably even a larger part in the girls’ development was their mother Brandy (Aunjanue Ellis). She was the real rock of the family, the strong, silent one who pulled the weight and picked up the pieces when Richard made missteps. She knows as well as Richard does the obstacles placed in front of their children as black girls in the then-lily-white sport of tennis, but she does not let those obstacles rule her actions like her husband often did.

However, the fact that Richard is a very fallible hero makes him even more interesting as a character. Smith plays him with great affection for his one-track determination and surety, but he allows the character flaws to shine through as well. It makes Richard a three-dimensional character, one who succeeds not just because of his well-laid plans, but also despite them.

This film lists Venus and Serena Williams as two of the executive producers, so it is nice that they were willing to allow the film to be a warts-and-all depiction of their father and their childhood. What emerges is a very eccentric take on the typical sports bio film. It has many of the expected beats, but it is often straining against the rhythm of the form.

Like the two superstar sisters who inspired this film, King Richard stands out in an often-homogenized crowd just because it is unafraid to be different.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2021 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: November 19, 2021.

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Top ten shows I binged in Quarantine

WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU WANNA WATCH ANY OF THESE SHOWS 

10. Sex and the City 

This show came out I was born so I didn’t get to watch it while it was airing but quarantine was the perfect time to watch it! It’s the first thing I wanted to watch since I would hear a lot about it on the internet. I have to say it did not disappoint. The chemistry between the four main girls was amazing, and I really enjoyed their friendship. It was fun watching them grow from the very first episode to the last (I ignore the movies they are not canon to me sorry about it). I got watch Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha fall in love, out of love, accept themselves, and take on the city and have sex of course! 

9. The Office

The first time I heard about The Office was from my older brother as it is his favorite show. All of my friends watched it and would tell me to but I had no way to so. When we got netflix during quarantine it was one of the first things I wanted to watch. I binged this summer and it made me feel closer to my brother as I understood his humor more. The show is hilarious and the cast had great charisma together. It was cool to see where actors like Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Craig Robinson and many others got their start. I loved watching Jim and Pam’s love story, and Dwight is definitely my favorite character. Overall I understand all the hype around this show. 

8. I am not okay with this

I watched this show during summer as well, and holy crap what a show! I was already fan of Sohpia Lilis, and Wyatt Oleff from IT but omg I was so impressed with them after this show! The plot is an interesting one and that ending was insane, so sad there won’t be a season two but what can you do? 

7. Hollywood

Definitely one of my fave shows of all time! I’ve seen it about 5 or 6 times. It is a story about old Hollywood but it’s not how you think it is as it a rewrite of it. It was written and created by Ryan Murphy who also created one of my other fave shows of all time Glee. The show has solid cast such as Darren Criss, Jim Parsons, Dylan Mcdermott, and Holland Taylor. The show will make you laugh, cry and wish you lived in old Hollywood! It will also give you a better understanding of how Hollywood works. 

6. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

This show came out in January but I did not start watching it until the first week of quarantine so Idk if I counts as a binge but oh well. This show is so amazing. It is about a girl who can hear people’s thoughts through song, and she has to figure out a way to help them. It also helps that the show stars Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin, and Glee’s Alex Newell. The story is solid, and the song selection is definitely unique with songs from all sorts of genre’s, era’s, and artists. 

5. Outer Banks

Oh my god what a great show! It came out in April or May I think but I didn’t watch it until September. The show is about a boy named John B who lost his father at sea and now he and his friends are looking for the treasure his dad was chasing. It has friendship, romance, adventure, and betrayal. This show really made me miss hanging out with my friends. I can’t wait for season 2!

4. Cobra Kai

This show is apart of The Karate Kid series which I have been a fan of since I was a kid. It came out two years ago on Youtube Red and I wanted to watch it then but had no way to. When it got added to netflix this summer I immediately stopped what I was watching to watch it. It follows the bully from the Karate Kid series Johnny Lawrence. He opens up his childhood dojo to help a kid named Miguel with bullies. Eventually more kids start to join, and Danny Larusso the protagonist of The Karate Kid movies opens up his childhood dojo. The show follows new kids including the kids of Danny and Johnny.

3. Dead To Me

I watched this show after season two came out. I was really impressed with this show! The plot really shocked me and I couldn’t tear my eyes away. Linda Cardellini, and Christina Applegate are the leads of this show. Christina Applegate’s husband died in a tragic accident, she meets Linda Cardellini and forms a friendship with her. That is all I will say about this show.

2. Julie and The Phantoms

This show I just finished today, and OH MY FUCKING GOD! This show is a masterpiece and deserves all the hype. It is directed by Kenny Ortega who directed the iconic HSM Series and many more. It’s about a girl whose mother died, and she lost her passion for music. She meets these three ghost who died before they got their big break. They help her find her passion for music and form a band with her. The show will make you laugh, sing, and surprisingly cry. The music is amazing, and the main characters have such amazing chemistry musically, and friendship wise. This show will make you feel good, and look up all the songs on youtube when it’s over! 100/100 recommend. 

1. Euphoria

I LITERALLY HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS SHOW OH MY GOD! I binged it at the end of summer, and it is literally one of the best show’s I’ve ever seen. It follows Rue a teenage girl who’s had drug abuse problems since she was thirteen. She just got back from rehab and meets this girl named Jules. They become best friends, and eventually more. I’m not gonna give to much of this show away but oh my god If you have not watched it you should. However it may trigging to some viewers as there is nudity, drug use, physical abuse, and violence. The show follows more characters than just Rue but she is the main. Zendaya definitely deserved the Emmy for this show! 

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LOS ANGELES—In one scene in Ryan Murphy’s new series, “Hollywood,” Darren Criss’ director character, who is trying to make his first film in the 1940s when racism was still pervasive and “white-passing” was common, makes a confession: “I’m half Filipino.”

To most viewers of the show which will premiere on May 1 on Netflix, that statement may seem innocuous. But to many Filipinos who will hear those three words, that’s a big moment to hear a major character in a mainstream show declaring his Filipino heritage. Especially in that era, and even today, when there are still talents who pass themselves as white out of “career necessity.”

“Identity and terminology—it’s a new concept that I’ve had to learn,” admitted Darren, who is himself half Filipino and half white, in a recent exclusive interview via video conference. He has proudly acknowledged his Filipino heritage in the past and once addressed a controversy on this topic when he was misquoted.

“It has always been an interesting point of conversation that I’ve gotten more familiar with in the past two or three years,” the multitalented performer said. “Because I have a public profile, I have to worry about the term ‘white passing.’ It was something that I was not familiar with because I guess I never really felt that way.”

In Darren and Ryan’s riveting follow-up to their “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” which netted Emmy and Golden Globe Awards honors, including historic best actor wins for the former, it’s post-World War II in Tinseltown.

The limited series follows a group of actors and filmmakers, including Darren’s Raymond Ainsley, as they try to make it in Hollywood, where the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality are still very much in place.

It was a time when the likes of Anna May Wong (the first Chinese-American film star), Hattie McDaniel (the first person of color to win an Oscar) and a closeted Rock Hudson dealt with many obstacles. The drama also occasionally pivots around Golden Tip Gas, based on a real gas service station in Hollywood which had pump jockeys who “serviced” celebrities, many of whom were hiding their sexuality.

Darren’s Raymond is an upcoming director, fresh out of film school, who is dreaming of making his first film. Although he “passes” for white, the half-Filipino filmmaker Raymond aspires to broaden the stories that Hollywood tells.

While the eight-episode series tackles the sexism, racism and homophobia of the ’40s, “Hollywood” intentionally features revisionist history, including “a beautiful fantasy, a happy ending”—in the words of Jeremy Pope, who plays Archie Coleman, a “colored” screenwriter also trying to make it.

It’s all in keeping with what Ryan said to Darren over dinner when they planned their next project after “Versace.” The prolific director-producer wanted a “young, hopeful period piece.”

The entire cast is terrific, an engaging mix of new and veteran actors. Aside from Darren and Jeremy, the show’s roster includes Patti LuPone, Jim Parsons, Dylan McDermott, Michelle Krusiec (moving as Anna May Wong), David Corenswet, Laura Harrier, Samara Weaving, Holland Taylor, Jake Picking (as Rock Hudson), Queen Latifah, Mira Sorvino and Rob Reiner.

In this mix, most of the characters are somehow involved in “Peg,” a movie which Darren’s Asian-American director is trying to make, against all odds. Darren, who was eager as an actor to explore what it means for somebody who passes as white, reflected on the topic.

“I just was always Filipino and white,” Darren began talking about the issue. He was at his home in LA, self-quarantining with his wife, Mia. “I was always both. I never thought about it as a concept that you could be passing (as white). That it was a concept that could somehow give one more access to things than others.

“I started realizing that maybe there are inbuilt unfortunate prejudices that restrain those people from opportunities that they should otherwise have.

“I feel the survivor’s guilt more recently than ever. Because you think of a lot of any historically marginalized people. If you have this access card, how do you use it in a way that can be advantageous for the other part of you that represents the marginalized group?

“Doing these interviews made me think about how Ryan has a very similar construct, which is being a young gay, closeted kid in a small town in Indiana. It’s an incredible amount of adversity to overcome personally and socially. So, once he grew to accept this and made it part of his strength, he got to a point where he could break through barriers perhaps by way of him being a man, perhaps by way of him being white.

“Ever since he broke through those barriers, he’s been using his position to be an advocate for the queer community, women, people who have been marginalized in any way, shape or form.”

After apologizing for stepping away from his desk to open the door for someone, Darren continued, “Similarly, Raymond has been doing that. Like Ryan, Raymond has been fueled by the things that he used to be scared of, or have shame of. He has turned it around, and owned it to make sure that he can use that as fuel for his sort of social justice crusade.”

Darren, who grew up in San Francisco with a Filipino mom and an American dad, pointed out, “That is a very different scenario than what I grew up with, obviously. I grew up in a predominantly Filipino community in the Bay Area. It was a part of my life that I always felt supported.

“When I was in high school, with a lot of Filipino kids, when they’d find out I was Filipino, they would be like, ‘No way!’ It’s the kind of thing that I always loved. I’d be more willing to shove my white background aside in order to tell people I was Filipino. I’m very lucky that my scenario was different. 

It’s the kind of thing that I always loved. I’d be more willing to shove my white background aside in order to tell people I was Filipino. I’m very lucky that my scenario was different. 

“Ryan wanted to show that very unique story, because being half anything is a very unique identity. Not struggle, but a constant question. Anybody who’s half or mixed race will tell you that everyone’s experience is different.

“That was a part of me in the same way that Ryan likes characters who have a queer narrative or women who have a narrative of being mistreated because they were older, or people of color. I was just a small piece of a large puzzle that contributed to the types of people that were trying to push the needle forward. In Ryan’s mind, it would have been a shame to ignore the fact that I was half Asian.”

“Hollywood,” shot in LA’s landmarks from Paramount Studios to the iconic Musso & Frank Grill, also marks the first time Darren serves as an executive producer of a major production. “I’ve produced stuff in so far as I had a theater company and a production company out of college,” he clarified. “But that’s a very loose title. It was just me and my friends putting on a show. It doesn’t have the same flash on it that a Netflix show does. I’m also the creator and exec producer of my show (‘Royalties’ on Quibi).

“I finished that show, then I went straight into ‘Hollywood.’ I was on postproduction for ‘Royalties’ at the same time I was shooting ‘Hollywood.’ It’s been probably one of the most packed, overworked years of my entire life.

“Ryan was very gracious to include me with that title. He was receptive to my feedback, but for the most part, I stayed back and let Ryan do his thing.

“He called me early on saying, ‘Do you mind if I just do my thing on this?’ I was like, ‘No, of course not. This is your project. I’m just grateful and lucky to be a part of it.’”

(Conclusion tomorrow)

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Dylan McDermott on Behaving Badly (2014)

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Netflix’s Hollywood (2020) Review

It may be set in the same day and age as Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but it’s nothing alike. This is a different kind of Hollywood...

Plot: In post-World War II Hollywood, aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true.

The racism was indeed a serious issue back in the Golden era of Hollywood, with not just people of colour being mistreated and disregarded. Recently I’ve been re-watching Bruce Lee films and the guy is such a talent, yet it took him a long while to get properly recognised in Hollywood. Yes, he was helping out in stunt-work and was training actors to be able to perform certain fight sequences, but it took him a lot of time and work to become beloved and popular by himself that Hollywood studio Warner Bros. had no choice but to finally allow him to make his own picture with a decent budget, and that was 1973′s Enter the Dragon, which unfortunately was his final completed film before his untimely passing, but even so, after such a long fight against the discriminating and racist nature of the film industry, he actually managed to achieve his dream. No wonder that in 2004 Enter the Dragon was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for its cultural significance. Again, that’s why I was upset with how Quentin Tarantino presented Bruce Lee as a narcissistic a-hole in last year’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as its such mistreatment and disrespect to an icon that helped progress and shape Hollywood in a better direction. Now, Netflix’s new series, conveniently titled Hollywood, is also about the Golden Age of Hollywood where non-white people had no rights or proper opportunities to get themselves out there, due to the expectations of the audience and fear of the likes of the Ku Klux Klan bringing their terror regimes, and the series presents an alternate time-line where these group of individuals succeed in making a movie that at that time would have been impossible to make. So, is the series as good as its potential-filled premise?

The series is brought to us by Ryan Murphy who most will know from his work on TV shows Glee and American Horror Story, and whilst I myself am not that well acquainted with those, I have seen his last year’s Netflix show The Politician, which I enjoyed for its blend of the campy whimsy intertwined with the political reality of the United States, and am very much looking forward to its next season, whenever that may be. With Hollywood, Murphy tries to take the present and put in the past, by seeing how today’s inspirational movements would have worked back then. He brings his distinct slick, sensational style to the Golden Age of showbiz. Bawdy and transgressive, it starts with a flair and energy that’s hard to look away from, tremendously watchable from minute one. And there is a lot going on in these 7 episodes, one can even say too much. Here’s the thing, Hollywood, tries to correct, well, Hollywood, by rewriting the well-worn dream big story, but one starring people who weren’t allowed to be a part of it, and one where they win. It’s also about the idea of a ‘Dreamland’, where big-name stars had hookups arranged by fixers that conducted business out of a gas station front and secretly gay and bisexual actors and producers threw exclusive parties where they could be secrets no longer. Hollywood is shown for its ugliness - the homophobia, racism, and sexism that shut out marginalised talent for decades. Thus there are lots of characters and plot-lines in this series, and because of all the stuff going on, the entire thing does come of a bit all over-the-place. In fact, the show doesn’t really find it’s proper footing until episode four, where our characters finally come together to make this fictional film called Meg, and when this kicks off, then the show does arise to the occasion and becomes humongously enjoyable and interesting to watch.

There’s a lot to truly enjoy in this series. From the immaculate production design to some truly juicy pieces of dialogue, which is good, since the series is about making a movie and every movie should have juicy dialogue! Also, this thing is really well cast, with a mix of newcomers and stars that you might have seen in other films/shows previously. Whether its Jim Parsons like you’ve never seen him before, being impressively nasty and slimy as a Harvey Weinstein-type of that era, or Samara Weaving continuing her foray by dashing us on the screen with her glamour and talent (though I should point out she was heavily under-used), or Dylan McDermott bringing his usual cool voguish persona however also exemplifying some surprising emotional levels, or Jeremy Pope bringing dramatic gravitas to every scene that he is in, or Joe Mantello as a studio producer with more to him than meets the eye.....I can go on. There isn’t a weak link in the cast, everyone is bringing their A-game and some even deliver career-best performances! Because of the cast, you fall for these characters so much that you truly do want to see them all succeed, so when the final episode, appropriately titled Hollywood Ending, arrives, even though its overly glossy by being just too good to be true (and may even present this thing as a bit of a puff piece), typical to an actual Hollywood ending, it feels garnered.

Hollywood at times takes on a bit more than it can chew, and it can come off overly preachy, even for its own good, but there is a lot to enjoy in this thing. I would say, I was surprised by the amount of sex/nude scenes and would have preferred less, but that’s a personal gripe more than anything. That being said, I get why it was done, as it was made to be uncomfortable to underline the darker side of show business. Then again, for all of its attempts at being dark, Hollywood also lacks conflict. All the problems that the characters face are dealt with ease in a matter of minutes. For example, at the end of one of the episodes we are left at a cliffhanger when the entire Meg film-tape is burned by a bunch of stereotypically-evil lawyers. However, in the opening minutes of the following episode its revealed that someone secretly made another copy of that film-tape beforehand, so that little tiny problem comes and goes as if it was nothing. That goes for the show as a whole. There are a lot of barriers that our characters come across, but they jump over them with but a scratch if that and thus diminish any kind of threat, stake or element of urgency. That being said, I really enjoyed Hollywood, and though it is not perfect, it’s definitely the best thing Netflix has released so far this year!

Overall score: 7/10

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Writer, producer and director Ryan Murphy has been making his mark on TV for decades, turning his queer lens on every genre imaginable: medical shows, horror anthologies, musicals, and political dramas. Now, he's tackling the greatest cinematic behemoth of them all: Hollywood.

After the success of his FX series Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, and American Crime Story, as well as the success of his FOX musical drama Glee, Murphy began producing straight-to-streaming content for Netflix with 2019's The Politician. Now, he's teaming up with Netflix on a new project entitled Hollywood. Here is everything known so far about this forthcoming series.

10 Darren Criss Will Star And Serve As Executive Producer

Darren Criss won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of serial killer Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. The talented young actor is also known for his performances in Glee and in various Broadway performances, as well as for his musical talents.

Criss announced via Instagram that he will be cast in and producing Hollywood. All that is known so far is that his character's name is Raymond.

9 The Series Will Be Set In The 1940s

The 1940s were an interesting decade for Americans. They spent the first part of the decade at war, and then the second part of the decade reeling from that war. While World War II provided an economic boom, the death and destruction perpetrated by it in both the Pacific and in Europe left many people feeling dismayed.

While Hollywood spent the first part of the 20th century evolving into an innovative cinematic hub, things began to change in the 1940s.

8 The Show Focuses On The Golden Age Of Hollywood

The 1940s signaled the decline of the Golden Age of Hollywood, where the possibilities for cinema seemed endless. Due to World War II and then the Hays Code, which sought to censor lascivious content, Hollywood's creative abundance began to dwindle by the end of the decade.

It's uncertain how the show will incorporate this history into its narrative, but it's bound to include a lot of glitz and glamor and, maybe, some struggles.

7 The Normal Heart Cast Members Jim Parsons And Joe Mantello Are Participating

Jim Parsons is best known for playing the theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper in the long-running CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, while Joe Mantello is a seasoned Broadway and stage actor who has worked on productions of Wicked, Take Me Out, and Angels in America.

Ryan Murphy adopted the play The Normal Heart, which focuses on the NYC AIDS epidemic during the early 1980s, to film for HBO in 2015. Both Parsons and Mantello acted in the film, and they will work with Murphy in Hollywood. Parsons will play a man named Henry Wilson, and Mantello will play a man named Dick.

6 It Covers Multiple Narratives, Like American Horror Story

It's been revealed that Hollywood will cover multiple narratives and intertwining story arcs, a dramatic technique already on full display in Murphy's well-known horror anthology series American Horror Story.

Even though the details of Hollywood's plot have been kept from the public, Murphy has called it a "love letter to Tinseltown." The cast, much like the cast of American Horror Story, will be composed of mostly young and attractive actors whose characters are hoping to make it big in the motion picture mecca.

5 Tony-Nominated Actor Jeremy Pope Is Involved

Jeremy Pope made his Broadway debut just two years ago in 2018, starring in a production of Choir Boy and then in the musical about The Temptations, Ain't Too Proud. Although he didn't win, Pope received two Tony nominations in 2019, one for each performance.

All that is known about Pope's role in Hollywood is that he will play a man named Archie. This will be Pope's television debut, and it's bound to be an exciting one.

4 It Will Debut On Netflix In May 2020

Fans won't have to wait too long for Hollywood. An exact date has not been released, but it's slated to drop on Netflix sometime during May 2020. Like Murphy's other ventures, it will be a star-studded affair, featuring actors like Dylan McDermott, Laura Harrier, Maude Apatow, Jake Picking, and Holland Taylor.

Taylor is the partner of Sarah Paulson, who has appeared in every season of American Horror Story. She also won an Emmy for her performance in the Murphy-produced American Crime Story: The Trial of OJ Simpson. She is not slated to star in Hollywood.

3 The Tone Will Be Exciting And Optimistic, Like Glee

While some of Murphy's works can be dark and gory, Hollywood's tone will be uplifting and fun, much like Glee. Actor David Corenswet describes it as "sexy and optimistic. It's really about young people and the excitement of young people seeking opportunity."

No information has been released yet as to whether or not the show will have a musical component, but considering the cast, it may be hard for some of them to not break out into song.

2 The Legendary Patti LuPone Has Been Cast In It

Patti LuPone is a Broadway legend. Anyone who has seen the Will & Grace episode where Jack meets her by chance will also know she's an icon for gay men all over America.

She will play a woman named Avis in Hollywood, but that is all that is known about her role so far. LuPone has won Tonys and Grammys for her contributions to stage musicals, and she is famous for her take on Evita Peron in the Broadway play Evita.

1 The Politician's David Corenswet Will Also Star And Executive Produce

Corenswet is a relatively unknown actor who landed his first leading role in Murphy's 2019 Netflix series The Politician, set to return at some point for a second season.

This exceedingly handsome young man, who plays the sexually fluid and sensitive River Barkley, will play a man named Jack. Corenswet, despite his lack of experience, was promoted to executive producer for Hollywood by Murphy, who hopes to give the new star insight into how making television shows works.

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5 Shows We're Watching During Quarantine (and 2 We're Looking Forward To)

We’re all home for the foreseeable future, and it seems like everyone is consuming more content than ever before. We end almost every night on the couch with popcorn (and fur babies) in our laps watching something to take our minds off of everything going on right now. It’s been a nice respite and a relaxing way to wind down each day. Here’s what’s keeping us entertained as of late:

War of the Worlds

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If you’ve seen the Tom Cruise movie of the same name and are looking for something similar, this is definitely not it. Another retelling of H.G. Wells’ classic novel, this new series is a different and fresh take on a story we’ve all seen before, but it feels so much more humanized; even the machines that are invading earth seem to have a soul and a purpose, though the series keeps you guessing on why exactly they’re here in the first place. Without giving anything away, War of the Worlds is slow, thrilling, and sincere, and it had us hooked from the first episode.

Watch on Epix

Little Fires Everywhere

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Peanut butter and jelly. Oatmeal and bananas. Reese & Kerry. Some things just go together and that’s just the way it is, and these two dynamic women starring in the same show is the pairing we never knew we needed. Everything about this series is dramatic, almost to the point of extreme, but that’s kind of the point. It touches on issues of race, single mothers, privilege, sexuality, and really just the struggles of being a parent in general. It gets the point across that you can be a good person, a good parent, and sometimes still make bad decisions. It’s set in the mid to late 90’s, so it has a sense of nostalgia to it and almost makes you long for a simpler time (for some reason we have it in our minds that the 90’s were a simpler time. don’t judge.). Plus, there’s a mystery throughout that we can’t wait to figure out!

Watch on Hulu

Killing Eve

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This show is everything. Season 3 just came out and continues the twisting games of life and death between Sandra Oh’s Eve Polastri and Jodi Comer’s Villanelle. It’s been such a welcoming, comforting return to see this show back for another season, especially now when almost nothing feels comforting. From Fleabag producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Killing Eve is about the infatuation between these two very different (but somehow connected) women: Eve, who works for MI6, and Villanelle, an assassin being chased by Eve. But the tides turn and suddenly the chaser becomes the chased, and so begins the back and forth between these two sexy, complicated, and flawed women. It’s hilarious and thrilling and weird and everything you need. Just make sure to watch with a glass of wine and popcorn and you’re set.

Watch on AMC, YouTube TV

Schitt’s Creek

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Created by father-son duo Dan & Eugene Levy, this easy-to-watch comedy is one of the funniest shows we’ve ever seen. It’s so absurd and bonkers and absolutely hilarious. Each episode is only 22 minutes, and you don’t necessarily have to watch them in order to enjoy it. Moira, the mom, played by the amazing Catherine O’Hara, might be our favorite TV mom of all time. Here’s a quick synposis to catch you up on the gist of the entire show, via Wikipedia: 

“The wealthy Rose family—video store magnate Johnny (Eugene Levy), his wife and former soap opera actress Moira (Catherine O'Hara), and their adult children David and Alexis (Dan Levy and Annie Murphy)—lose their fortune after being defrauded by their business manager. They are forced to rebuild their lives with their sole remaining asset: a small town named Schitt's Creek, which Johnny had bought for David as a joke birthday gift in 1991. The Roses relocate to Schitt's Creek, moving into two adjacent rooms in a run-down motel. As the family adjusts to their new lives, their well-to-do attitudes come into conflict with the more provincial residents of Schitt's Creek, including mayor Roland Schitt (Chris Elliott), his wife Jocelyn (Jenn Robertson), and the motel's manager Stevie Budd (Emily Hampshire).”

Watch on Netflix.

Home Before Dark

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An Apple TV+ hidden gem! What originally drew us to this show was the trailer, which featured a small coastal town, a big old house, and an overlying mystery that needed to be solved. What more could you ask for in a show? Based on the real-life story of a 9 year old journalist named Hilde, this fun series at first seems like a children’s show, but after the first episode you’ll realize it’s anything but. After leaving New York City, Hilde (a 9 year old journalist who self-publishes her own newspaper) and her family move back to her father’s hometown to start their lives over after her dad loses his job. Little does she know when she moves there that she will soon be solving a decades-long murder and will stop at nothing to uncover the truth. She’s brave, relentless, and doesn’t care what she risks. A true icon. Definitely worth the watch!

Watch on Apple TV+

PLUS 2 shows we can’t wait for:

Hollywood

Ryan Murphy’s much anticipated Netflix Original series comes out next week and we’re SO EXCITED. Anything Ryan Murphy creates is always so addicting and top-notch, and we’ve been looking forward to this since we first heard about it. The series has a ton of actors you’ll recognize from the Murphy universe like Darren Criss, David Corenswet, and Dylan McDermott, and also prominently features a few gay storylines, so it’s basically a no-brainer to tune in. Here’s the synopsis via Wikipedia:

“The show follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood's Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day. ... Hollywood exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.”

Watch on Netflix May 1

Defending Jacob

Another Apple TV+ show! When we first saw the trailer for this a few months ago, we were immediately hooked. Did Jacob do it? Will Chris Evans play a convincing father to a teenager? We had questions, and we wanted more. The miniseries tells the story of a family dealing with the accusations that their 14 year old son is a murderer, so naturally there’s already a mystery surrounding the show and, if this list is any indication, we’re drawn to mysteries that keep us guessing until the end. So excited for this one!

Watch on Apple TV+ April 24

What are you watching? We’d love to add to the list and start a new series to lose ourselves in each night! xx

P&T