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And the Emmy Nominations Should Go to…
The key races for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards couldn't be more different. The comedy categories appear to be heading for another showdown between The Bear — once again prompting an obligatory 'Is it a drama or a comedy?' debate — and Hacks, with several returning shows still in the mix while the drama fields, which Shōgun dominated last year, are wide open. More from The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Flashback: When 'Hollywood Squares' Won Big in 1975 'Wicked,' Sabrina Carpenter, SZA Among Winners at 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 'Traitors' Stylist Teases "Way More Dramatic, Way More Theatrical" Season 4 Costumes While voters can, and in many cases should, absolutely go back to prior favorites like The White Lotus, Severance and The Last of Us, the THR television critics have recommendations on some familiar and some quirky and offbeat ways to fill out ballots. Voting for the nomination round closes on Monday, June 23, with nominations announced on Tuesday, July 15. The 2025 Emmys will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Sept. 14, with Nate Bargatze serving as host. Best Series After Max's Hacks upset The Bear in this race last Emmys, there was some speculation that FX might consider a jump in categories for the restaurant drama. Nope! So expect another deserved showdown. While voters will probably prefer looking at themselves in The Studio, a better field would include comic weepies Shrinking, A Man on the Inside and Somebody Somewhere, plus broadcast standby Abbott Elementary and Nathan Fielder's genre hybrid dazzler The Rehearsal. — D.F. Best Actor It is a crime that HBO's joyously funny, exquisitely empathetic Somebody Somewhere has yet to be nominated for a single Emmy; let's rectify that with a nom for Jeff Hiller's irrepressible Joel. Elsewhere, I'm a fan of Fielder's distinctive weirdness on HBO's The Rehearsal, Ted Danson's funny-poignant turn on Netflix's A Man on the Inside, Adam Brody's romantic chops on Netflix's Nobody Wants This, Seth Rogen's never-ending panic attack on Apple TV+'s The Studio and everything everyone is doing on FX's What We Do in the Shadows. — A.H. Best Actress This is where Hannah Einbinder belongs, right alongside Hacks co-star Jean Smart. Instead, she's miscategorized as supporting, which should leave room for Uzo Aduba's quirky The Residence performance, Stephanie Hsu's confident rom-com weirdness in Peacock's Laid, Kristen Bell's Nobody Wants This charm offensive and such returning favorites as Quinta Brunson (Abbott), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and Natasha Lyonne (Peacock's Poker Face). — D.F. Best Supporting Actor I expect we'll see several repeats in this category, including The Bear's Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Hacks' Paul W. Downs, Abbott Elementary's Tyler James Williams and Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang, and I'd be happy for all of them. But I'd also love to find room for SNL breakout Marcello Hernández, Somebody Somewhere sweetheart Tim Bagley, Shrinking scene-stealer Ted McGinley and especially his co-star Harrison Ford — heard of him? — who was robbed of a nomination for season one. — A.H. Best Supporting Actress If Einbinder has to be here, she might as well win, especially since Liza Colón-Zayas of The Bear won the Emmy she deserved for this year at the Emmys in September. There are too many good contenders here, but I'd push for Lukita Maxwell (and Jessica Williams and Christa Miller) of Apple TV+'s Shrinking, Zosia Mamet of Peacock's Laid, Poorna Jagannathan of Hulu's Deli Boys, Janelle James of Abbott Elementary and the great Lou de Laâge, the best part of Prime Video's Étoile. — D.F. Best Series It's hard to think of a series more searingly of-the-moment than Andor, Tony Gilroy's anti-fascist statement by way of a Disney+ Star Wars brand extension. I'm also high on Max's The Pitt, the best and buzziest of this year's many medical dramas. But if a critic can dream, I'd also be thrilled to see HBO's Industry, sharper and bolder than ever in season three, and AMC's deliriously twisted Interview With the Vampire enter the race. — A.H. Best Actor My list starts with Zahn McClarnon of AMC's Dark Winds, a confident star turn that anchors the fine series. Noah Wyle's steady, yet emotionally volatile performance carried The Pitt, the second season of Severance took Adam Scott to new, darker places, and Diego Luna held together the disparate elements in Andor. A good list could also include Matthew Goode (Netflix's Dept. Q), Sterling K. Brown (Hulu's Paradise) and the reliable Gary Oldman (Apple TV+'s Slow Horses). — D.F. Best Actress If I had to sum up my faves in a single word, it'd be 'ferocious.' Bella Ramsey blew me away with their fury and vulnerability on HBO's The Last of Us. Britt Lower's high-wire act on Apple TV+'s Severance rewarded close repeat viewing. Marisa Abela took Yasmin to cold depths on Industry, and Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse burned up the screen with their shared rage on Showtime's Yellowjackets. — A.H. Best Supporting Actor A respectable list could include nothing but Severance (don't forget Zach Cherry) and The White Lotus (don't forget Patrick Schwarzenegger), but that would leave out such options as Gerran Howell (The Pitt), Kyle Soller (Andor), Ben Whishaw (Netflix's Black Doves) and Michael Emerson (CBS' Evil). — D.F. Best Supporting Actress The temptation to fill this extremely competitive category with people from The Pitt is strong, with Katherine LaNasa and Taylor Dearden especially close to my heart. But I'd be remiss to ignore the similarly wonderful work by The White Lotus' Aimee Lou Wood and Carrie Coon, Andor's Denise Gough and Genevieve O'Reilly, The Last of Us' Isabela Merced and Severance's Dichen Lachman. — A.H. Best Series Would it be reductive to describe the one-shot wonder Adolescence as 'this year's Baby Reindeer,' just because they're both wildly acclaimed, harrowing Netflix originals of British origin? Probably. Would it be inaccurate? Probably not, and deservedly so: Adolescence is a powerhouse of acting, writing and directing. But let's save some applause as well for FX's searing Troubles drama Say Nothing and its boldly horny cancer dramedy Dying for Sex. — A.H. Best Actor Stephen Graham tucking in that teddy bear in Adolescence wrecked me; give that man a hug, and a prize. Or hand it to Brian Tyree Henry, who can do no wrong in Apple TV+'s Dope Thief. Otherwise, most of my picks are great performances in so-so shows: Cooper Koch in Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Josh Rivera in FX's American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez and Jimmy O. Yang in Hulu's Interior Chinatown. — A.H. Best Actress It's essential Cristin Milioti end her bizarre streak of Emmy nom snubbing. The Penguin is nothing without her. Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex) and Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer) will add star power in a weak category that should include Kaitlyn Dever (Apple Cider Vinegar), Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing) and Tamara Lawrance (Get Millie Black). — D.F. Best Supporting Actor In his first onscreen performance, the astonishing Owen Cooper of Adolescence has this category in the bag. Since Bill Camp has roughly 73 performances here, let's get him a nom for … something, without forgetting about Don Cheadle (Peacock's Fight Night), Diego Luna (Hulu's La Máquina), Rob Delaney (Dying for Sex), Wagner Moura (Dope Thief) or Ramy Youssef (HBO's Mountainhead). — D.F. Best Supporting Actress Sorry to bring up Adolescence again, but Erin Doherty's performance was a beast — intense but nuanced, layered and dynamic. Also worthy of praise are Jenny Slate's tenderness on Dying for Sex, Ruth Negga's hurt and determination on Apple TV+'s Presumed Innocent and Betty Gilpin's raw longing on Starz's Three Women. And while I thought Hulu's Good American Family was deeply misguided, I left impressed by Imogen Faith Reid's handling of a highly difficult role. — A.H. This story appeared in the June 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe. 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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Summer sizzlers! It's the 20 hottest TV shows of the season
The big one. The uberviolent South Korean juggernaut – still Netflix's most popular show ever – reaches the end point … and Player 456 is still in the game. What will happen after the armed rebellion? Will he figure out he's playing alongside Frontman? And will he make it out alive? The show's creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opened up about the denouement this week, telling fans it's bleaker than ever. Apparently after watching, we'll be left shaking and asking ourselves: 'How much humanity do I have left in me?' One thing's for sure: there'll be no let-up. Expect gore galore. Out now, Netflix The one Lena Dunham fans have been waiting for. Eight years after the end of Girls, she makes a welcome return to television. The ever-excellent Megan Stalter – AKA the hilariously ditzy agent Kayla in Hacks – plays Jess, an American ad executive who is obsessed with classic British love stories. When her deadbeat boyfriend leaves her for an influencer who makes lipgloss – 'no one is fucking an influencer in the works of Jane Austen!' – she decides to take her broken heart to London in 'the Kingdom of United' and start over. When she arrives, she's devastated to discover that her new 'estate' isn't quite the verdant paradise she dreamed it would be. Promptly, of course, Jess meets her very own Mr Darcy – indie rocker Felix. 10 July, Netflix A teenager is panicked to find himself waking up in a mysterious institution full of youngsters who possess special abilities, and he has every reason to be scared – he's in a Stephen King adaptation. Given that the author was one of the inspirations for Stranger Things, and this tale of a totalitarian bootcamp for telekinetic children feels as though it's drawing on Eleven's backstory, it has the sense of the author coming full circle. But if this stays true to his 2019 novel, we are in for plenty of creeping dread and commentary on Trump's America. 13 July, Prime Video A gorgeous will-they-won't-they romance that spans decades. Daniel is a music journo who has harboured a secret lifelong devotion to his first love Alison, who mysteriously disappeared from their home town Sheffield when they were teens. Decades later, they find each other online and, though they're both married, start sending each other tunes from their youth. The stars – Jim Sturgess and Rory Walton-Smith as older and younger Daniel, and Teresa Palmer and Florence Hunt as older and younger Alison – are wonderful across the board, and the soundtrack is stuffed with 80s bangers from New Order to the Cure. It's a yearning look at what it's like to marry the wrong person – and why first love might be right all along. 15 July, BBC Two Such is the prevalence of cosy crime – and the star wattage of Mark Gatiss – that this postwar comedy-drama has been recommissioned before the first season has even started. Gatiss stars as Gabriel Book, owner of Book's bookshop, a kooky gent with a passion for puzzles – what else! – who helps the police solve murder cases. But the plot thickens when he gives mysterious ex-con Jack a job in the shop and lets him move into their attic ('He's like Mrs Rochester – only slightly more butch!'). An arch, high camp slice of crime-solving fun. 16 July, U&Alibi Based on the beloved novel by Esi Edugyan, this is the story of how a boy called George Washington 'Wash' Black escapes from slavery. At the age of 11, he is spotted poring over a feat of engineering and plucked from the cotton fields by a white scientist named Titch who is trying to make an almighty flying machine. Soon Titch spots his talent for drawing and keeps him on as an aide until he's grown up – but when he tries to leave, Titch's brother sets a bounty hunter on him. Sterling K Brown stars and executive produces what is clearly a passion project. 23 July, Disney+ Keeley Hawes is a retired assassin on holiday with her son (Freddie Highmore) – and he wants answers. The questions he's nurturing on their tense Greek island sojourn: Why are you so frustratingly distant? How do you explain this unexpected new information on my paternity? Wait, who are those terrifying people? And what do you mean we have to go on the run? Should be lots of tense, action-packed fun. July, Prime Video Bereft fans who are desperately missing Race Across the World and those who are giddy with anticipation for The Celebrity Traitors in autumn – ie, all of us – should look no further than Destination X. This wild adventure gameshow overseen by Rob Brydon takes contestants, lumps them in a 'blacked-out' bus and drives them to a mystery location somewhere in Europe. Turning the whole continent into essentially a giant chess board, they have to take on challenges to try to establish where they are – and the closest guess gets to stay in the game. July, BBC iPlayer Yes, humanity is the dominant animal on Earth. But since homo sapiens' development 250,000 years ago in Africa, we have no written record of 98% of our journey. Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi tries to change that in this five-part BBC science series, by using DNA breakthroughs and fossil evidence to dive into our deep historical past. If its claim that it will provide a totally new perspective on what makes us human is to be believed, this will be a gamechanger. July, BBC One From Cracker to Time, a Jimmy McGovern show is always a must-watch – even one as harrowing as this. Anna Friel stars as Anna, whose brother Joe (a truly devastating Bobby Schofield) sexually assaulted his young nephew Tom a few years ago. As we meet Joe, he is leaving prison a shell of a man and goes to stay at a halfway house run by Sister Katherine, played by Anna Maxwell Martin, for therapy and horrifying realisations about the abuse he himself has faced. A brutal look at a family torn BBC One This super fun buddy-comedy starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and their incredible chemistry has flown under the radar but it's well worth catching up ahead of its second outing. Best mates Sylvia and Will have always got up to high jinks … and this season, there will be mishaps from exploding eyeballs to kayaking through rivers of excrement, plus one of the funniest scenes of the year courtesy of Sylvia's rogue dog. 6 August, Apple TV+ The hotly anticipated follow-up to Tim Burton's staggeringly popular Addams Family spin-off sees Steve Buscemi join as the new headteacher of Wednesday Addams' school, Nevermore Academy, and Joanna Lumley pitch up as her grandmother. Paired with the return of Jenna Ortega's award-winningly intense take on the titular character, yet more creepy, kooky and altogether ooky fun awaits. 6 August, Netflix Noel Hawley, the brains behind the ace TV adaptation of the Coen Brothers' Fargo, takes the helm for this small-screen leap into the world of Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic. It's set on earth and serves as a prequel to the original 1979 movie, Alien. When a space ship crash lands, the contents turn out to not exactly delight people who like to go through life without an alien clasped to their face. Given what Hawley achieved with Fargo, this could go down as the greatest outing for Scott's franchise in decades. 12 August, Disney+ Disney's dramatisation of Knox's 2007 conviction and later acquittal of the murder of Meredith Kercher sees Knox herself feature as an executive producer, alongside Monica Lewinsky. Sharon Horgan stars as Knox's mum and Grace Van Patten plays Knox, after her recent role in steamy US drama Tell Me Lies. Given how gripped the world was by the last telling of this tale – Netflix's 2016 film, Amanda Knox – it is sure to be all anyone talks about for a month. 20 August, Disney+ Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy star as the liberal British prime minister Abigail Dalton and populist French president Vivienne Toussaint in this classic slice of globetrotting Netflix fare. When Dalton's husband Alex is abducted on a Médecins Sans Frontières mission in French Guiana, the only one who can ensure his release and safe return is Toussaint. But the abductors have something dodgy on her too … 21 August, Netflix Move over, Elton! The most excitable man on social media, trainspotter Frances Bourgeois, ditches his biggest passion – squealing with glee at passing locomotives – to pursue his other childhood obsession: becoming an astronaut. He gets G-force training from none other than Tim Peake, Mr Space Oddity himself, and sees if he has what it takes to pass muster in space. Sure to be hours of unadulterated joy in a non-gravity environment. August, Channel 4 Like The Traitors meets probate (stay with me), this Channel 4 show sees contestants compete to inherit a fortune left by a glamorous benefactor known only as 'the Deceased'. Viewers will know her better, however, as 'Liz Hurley'. Rob Rinder draws on his legal past to play her will's executor, and leads contestants through challenges, while they attempt to convince each other that they should be the sole heir to the cash. Made by the company behind the Winkleman smash, expect big, backstabby things. August, Channel 4 Jaime Lannister is William the Conqueror in this BBC historical epic. Or at least Game of Thrones's Nikolaj Coster-Waldau dives back into the land of dingily lit castles to tell the tale of the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings. James Norton, Juliet Stevenson and Clémence Poésy also star in an eight-parter that shows the clash that set the course of a continent for 1,000 years. Brace yourself for the arrow through the eye scene! August, BBC One Jacob Elordi is Dorrigo, a young medic engaged to be married and about to be shipped off to war when he has a love affair with his uncle's wife, Amy. He falls for her utterly when she shows him her favourite three-word Sappho poem, 'You burn me'. Across two timelines, we see the horrors of war as he ends up a PoW in Thailand forced to build the train lines that became known as the 'death railway'. We also see him as an older surgeon (played by Ciarán Hinds) still haunted by the hell of his capture and the love of Amy. Tender, sexy TV that almost throbs with desire – for what you can't have, and what you once had. TBC, BBC One/iPlayer Like ER crossed with 24, this thrilling medical drama plays out in real time hour by hour in one busy and very bloody shift for the doctors and nurses of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Created by John Wells of ER renown, and starring Noah Wyle (ditto – Carter fans assemble!) it's a high-octane reunion indeed. Wyle plays Dr 'Robby' Robinavitch, the attending who has to contend with constant calamities, rats on the loose in the ward and multiple newbies who are out of their depth … and then there's an emergency at a festival nearby. Already one of the most gushed-about shows of the year in the US, The Pitt urgently needs a UK air date – and stat! Date and channel TBC
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2 days ago
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‘The Bear' Emmy odds: How many nominations will the series get?
This week, everyone's favorite summer-time, fine-dining panic attack, The Bear, returns for its fourth season. But in the awards world — thanks to eligibility windows — it's the third season of the FX series starring Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri that Emmys voters are having to consider. The ascendency of Hacks kept The Bear from claiming a second Best Comedy Series last year, but there were still a bevy of acting wins, taking five out of six within comedy, including White winning his second Emmy in a row for playing Carmy. More from GoldDerby How will the Grammys tackle the TikTokers? Alex Warren and Addison Rae look to turn chart success into Best New Artist bids Jensen Ackles on [Spoiler]'s surprise appearance on 'Countdown' and the 'Supernatural' reunion on 'The Boys' Marvel's 'Ironheart' reviews: Critics love Dominique Thorne - the show she's in, not so much But with The Studio's arrival on the scene and Only Murders in the Building still going strong, comedy categories at the Emmy Awards are more competitive than they've been in years. How will The Bear fare? Here are the series' best shots at scoring nominations when they're announced on July 15. Vulture recently reported on the supposed whisper campaign among industry insiders to unseat the highly dramatic The Bear as the dominant comedy series at the Emmys, a trend that could have led to the upset victory of Hacks at the 2024 edition of the award. And a look at the Gold Derby odds for the top prize suggests that those efforts may have doubled. The Bear currently sits in fourth place with combined odds for the category — behind Hacks, The Studio, and Only Murders in the Building. Nipping at The Bear's furry heels are the much beloved Abbott Elementary and another of the season's breakout hits Nobody Wants This. With episodes of The Bear days from debuting, a standout fourth season could give it a boost among voters. But, much like last year, the opposite is also true. The strongest Emmys streak that The Bear has going right now — outside of Chris Storer's directing — is White. The actor has claimed Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear's first two seasons and could make it a hat trick in 2025. But shockingly, White is currently sitting at third in the combined Gold Derby rankings, behind Seth Rogen for The Studio and current favorite Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building. Short, a three-time acting nominee for the Hulu series, hasn't won an Emmy since 2014. Could this be the year? Will anyone ever beat Deborah Vance? That is the question of the category as long as Hacks stays on the air and Jean Smart is being hilariously mean. Smart has won Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times — every year that Hacks has been eligible. If anyone has a shot this year, the odds point to Edebiri, who previously won in 2023, when Hacks didn't air within the consideration window. Also in the running, just behind Edebiri, are Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary, Kristen Bell for Nobody Wants This, and Natasha Lyonne for Poker Face. The only regular cast member for The Bear sitting at the top of the odds for their respective category is Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The two-time winner ranks ahead of Harrison Ford (Shrinking), Paul W. Downs (Hacks), Ike Barinholtz (The Studio), and Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary). It should also be noted that Moss-Bachrach stars in The Fantastic Four: First Steps out this July, which will only help to raise his profile in the midst of voting. The reigning Comedy Supporting Actress winner, Liza Colón-Zayas, is currently sitting in the No. 2 spot behind her competition from The Bear's primary awards rival. Hacks' Hannah Einbinder has two previous nominations in the category, but has yet to take home a trophy. The odds puts her as the current favorite, with Catherine O'Hara (The Studio), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), and Jessica Williams (Shrinking) rounding out the top five. Jamie Lee Curtis is the heavy favorite to repeat in Comedy Guest Actress, but she'll have some tough competition from Julianne Nicholson's wild appearance on Hacks. The Studio brought some serious heat with its guest stars — including current number three in the ranking, Martin Scorsese — but it's Bryan Cranston who is poised to stand (or at least to be propped up) in the way of Jon Bernthal's path to two in a row. In the last two years, The Bear has dominated comedy directing, editing, sound mixing, and sound editing, never losing in any of the four categories. If there are any safe bets for The Bears' nominations, it's right here. Best of GoldDerby Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2 Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actor interviews Kristen Bell, Tina Fey, Bridget Everett, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actress interviews Click here to read the full article.
Buzz Feed
3 days ago
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- Buzz Feed
Famous People You Didn't Know Had Famous Parents
Mira Nair is the mother of New York City mayoral race winner Zohran Mamdani. She's an Oscar-nominated director and filmmaker, known for her work on films like Mississippi Masala (1991), Queen of Katwe (2016), and Salaam Bombay! (1988). Hacks actor Hannah Einbinder is the daughter of SNL star Laraine Newman and Doctor Dolittle's Chad Einbinder. Rapper Shawnna, who became famous with her 2006 song "Gettin' Some," is the daughter of blues icon Buddy Guy. You might also recognize him for portraying the adult Preacher Boy in Sinners. Taylor Dearden from The Pitt is Bryan Cranston's daughter with wife Robin Dearden. Singer and songwriter was born to professional basketball player Ralph Simpson. Ralph played for a series of NBA teams, including the Denver Nuggets, the New Jersey Nets, the Detroit Pistons, and the Philadelphia 76ers, before retiring in 1980. Bryce Dallas Howard's dad is Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning director behind films like Cinderella Man and The Da Vinci Code. Grammy-winning singer Coco Jones is the daughter of ex-NFL player Mike Jones. Mike spent over 12 seasons in the league, playing for teams like the St. Louis Rams and the Tennessee Titans. Rob Schneider is singer Elle King's dad. He shares Elle with model and fellow actor London King. Martha Plimpton from The Goonies is Keith Carradine's daughter. Audiences will recognize him best for his roles in Nashville and Dexter. Lily Collins's dad is THEE Phil Collins. Condola Rashad was born to The Cosby Show actor Phylicia Rashad. Condola has since appeared in projects such as Billions, Master of None, and Sex and the City 2. "Good & Plenty" singer Alex Isley is the daughter of Isley Brothers guitarist Ernie Isley. Singer Dionne Farris is rapper Baby Tate's mom. She's best known for featuring alongside Arrested Development on their 1992 song 'Tennessee." Tim McGraw's dad was MLB player Tug McGraw. Tug died in 2004, and the same year, Tim wrote his famous song, "Live Like You Were Dying" about him. Actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brendan Gleeson are father and son — and have acted onscreen together. Domhnall portrayed Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter movies while Brendan played googly-eyed professor Alastor Moody. Nico Parker from The Last of Us is one of Thandiwe Newton's three children with writer and director Ol Parker. Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing also has two famous parents: Jo Wilder and Joel Grey. Jo is a singer and actor best known for appearing as Polly in Threepenny Opera, while Joel is an award-winning actor, singer, and director known for starring in Cabaret on Broadway. Hallie Todd played the mom Jo on Lizzie McGuire and had a famous mom in actor Ann Morgan Guilbert, who notably played the feisty grandma Yetta on The Nanny. Mia Threapleton from The Phoenician Scheme is Kate Winslet's daughter. Redfoo from LMFAO is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. True Detective and Blink Twice actor Adria Arjona — who's also known for dating Jason Momoa — is the daughter of famous Guatemalan singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona. Mason Gooding from the Scream franchise is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s son. And Cuba is the son of Cuba Gooding Sr., a soul singer from the '70s group The Main Ingredient. Finally, Margaret Qualley is Andie MacDowell's daughter. Did any of these surprise you? Who are some other famous people with famous parents? Comment them down below.
The Age
3 days ago
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- The Age
This overlooked sitcom skewered Hollywood better than The Studio
Hollywood loves little more than making stories about itself and this year, there have been two standouts in the genre: The Studio focused on the existential-financial crises of making movies, while the fourth season of comedy Hacks turned its crosshairs to the sorry state of late-night television. Both shows are sharp satires about whether success and creative integrity are oil and water in Hollywood, with plenty of bite aimed at a scared industry reluctant to take leaps as it faces a chasm. Loading In Hacks, veteran stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) lands her lifelong dream gig as a late-night host, but she and head writer/whiny millennial protégée Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) immediately face cancellation, as the genre itself faces extinction in the age of streaming. Meanwhile, Seth Rogen pulled in every favour he could for The Studio, a sleek and star-studded satire for Apple TV+, with everyone from Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard to TikTok star Charli D'Amelio and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos playing themselves. Co-created by Rogen with long-time collaborator Evan Goldberg, the comedy focuses on a Hollywood studio head (Rogen) trying to produce genuine art in a corporate industry focused on maximal profits and bankable IP. Both series are also love letters to Hollywood – their characters may be power-hungry and occasionally amoral, but they are talented and guided by a true love of art. But isn't that a generous depiction? What about the true hacks of Hollywood, the grifters who seemingly care about little but their own fame? Enter the namesakes of The Other Two – one of the past decade's most criminally under-seen satires, and a quick three-season watch on Max. Created by former SNL co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, the show focuses on these two aimless 30-something siblings, former dancer Brooke (Heléne Yorke) and struggling gay actor Cary (Drew Tarver). When their 13-year-old brother Chase (Case Walker) becomes overnight pop sensation ChaseDreams after his (completely asinine, Friday -esque) song Marry U At Recess goes viral, the two ride his coattails. Brooke decides to girlboss without direction, eventually becoming his co-manager; Cary rides the success of ChaseDream's second single My Brother's Gay and That's Okay! to land more roles. Neither Brooke nor Cary are particularly talented or, necessarily, smart – The Other Two isn't the story of the compromised artist as in Hacks or The Studio. Instead, it's one of jaded people thrown an opportunity, trying to make a mark (and money) however they can. The show is particularly biting on self-branding masquerading as activism. Brooke dabbles in slacktivism to feel as though she's making a difference, while Cary equally positions his acting career as a battleground for LGBTQ representation. There are plenty of other nefarious sharks circling Chase, too, as manager Streeter (Ken Marino) and label exec Shuli (Wanda Sykes) work him to the bone. They sell his armpit pictures to Rolling Stone for $8 million, set up fake relationships for cross-promotion and wring out countless brand partnerships, including a mobile phone company (much like Ryan Reynolds), nail polish line (much like Harry Styles) and an oil pipeline (kinda like RuPaul, who has been criticised for allowing fracking on his land). And Chase's mum Pat – Molly Shannon, in a career best – may seem like a mid-western sweetheart, but she's just as shrewd, soon becoming a celebrity in her own right as an Ellen-like daytime talk show host with a not-so nice private side. But ChaseDreams isn't the Bieber brat you might expect. For the most part, he's relatively level-headed, even as his surroundings should distort him into an absolute nightmare. Instead, he's the straight guy in a surreal famescape, with the show more about clawing towards celebrity from the sidelines. Loading It's a position that Kelly and Schneider presumably know well from SNL, where each week they'd work with – or tiptoe around – a host's ego and persona. (Perhaps not incidentally, SNL castmate Bill Hader once called Bieber, who hosted under Schneider and Kelly's tenure, the worst-behaved host.) With rapid-fire dialogue reminiscent of 30 Rock – a writing style forged from SNL, where Tina Fey also came up – there's a real frantic, occasionally over the top energy to the show, mirroring Cary and Brooke's desperate reaches for power. And plots are delightfully ludicrous with the second and third seasons matching the general hysteria of the 2020s. While a critical darling, the show struggled to find an audience while airing. Some of its Simpsons -style predictions have given it a second life online, however, with several of its more ridiculous plot lines coming true in the past year. Back in May, supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid's announcement that their father had a secret daughter was oddly reminiscent of a season two plot around the ultra-secret reveal party of the 'third Hadid sister' hosted by Vogue, where she stood in the corner underneath a white sheet. And while The Other Two didn't take Katy Perry to space (that was Jeff Bezos), Brooke went twice in one episode, when two consecutive men she's dating become billionaires, and their immense wealth suddenly renders Earth boring. Sound familiar? Naturally, the show's most prescient element was more meta: The Other Two, a satire of ego and resentment curdling people's values and behaviour, was marred by allegations that its creators Kelly and Schneider had created a toxic workplace environment, with the former accused of verbally abusing writers and overworking staff and the latter accused of enabling that behaviour. One insider told The Hollywood Reporter, 'There's a lot of Chris and Sarah in the show … I think a lot of their frustration comes from not being on camera… These are two people who started off as improvisers. This is a show about people who are hungering for fame.' The allegations were made public before the show's surprisingly sweet finale in 2023, but a statement from the creators said the show's end was already planned. Neither have publicly commented on the allegations, but sources told The Hollywood Reporter that a formal investigation cleared the two of wrongdoing during production. Max, Kelly and Schneider were all contacted for comment in this story. For better or worse, acidity corroded The Other Two into the dark, cynical and deeply funny show it is. While Cary and Brooke have redemptions written in, Kelly and Schneider haven't yet announced any follow-up projects. Meanwhile, several of the writers have gone on to great success, including recent Tony Award winner Cole Escola and Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello who form two thirds of the team behind Hacks… who also cameoed as themselves in The Studio. Like I said, Hollywood really loves going meta.
