New Hollywood Podcast: Laura Harrier On Inspiration Behind ‘Hollywood’ Character And Quarantine Snacking Habits

Pros behind show explain methods, joys and importance of talent discovery

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By Anita Bennett

Get excited, fans!

I'm feeling especially grateful for all the new summer TV shows coming out this year. I don't know about y'all, but TV has become one of my lifelines during this time of and .

Today, there’s no shortage of true-crime documentaries re-examining present or past cases as well as media sensations that have previously captivated the nation. The latest wave of America’s insatiable appetite for the genre was first sparked by the first season of the podcast , which aired in 2014. It was quickly followed by director Andrew Jarecki’s HBO documentary,, Netflix’s, Ryan Murphy’s, and many more scripted and unscripted projects across film, TV and podcasts.

Here’s a detail we didn’t expect to hear today: Macaulay Culkin‘s American Horror Story character is going to have crazy, erotic sex with Kathy Bates‘ character for the upcoming season.

By Angelique Jackson

[This story contains spoilers from Hollywood.] Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's new Netflix limited series Hollywood reimagines how the entertainment industry may have evolved differently if a woman were in charge and people took bold steps to dismantle the biases against race, gender and sexuality back in the 1940s.

Ryan Murphy’s new series “Hollywood” is coming at the perfect time, with most of the world under lockdown with the coronavirus pandemic. For producer and star Darren Criss, there’s a connection to be made between what we’re all experiencing now and the show’s post-WWII setting.

For award-winning actress and fierce LGBTQ ally Patti LuPone it all starts with the costume.

Ryan Murphy’s limited series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers — Jack Castello (David Corenswet), Raymond Ainsley (Darren Criss), Archie Coleman (Jeremy Pope), Camille Washington (Laura Harrier) and Claire Wood (Samara Weaving) — trying to make it during post-World War II era of Tinseltown.

Patti LuPone has been entertaining audiences for nearly five decades, so why would she stop during a global pandemic? Prior to Broadway's shutdown in response to the coronavirus, LuPone was poised to have quite a spring, both on stage and off.