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What Hollywood Can Expect From This Writers Strike
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‘Who the Fuck Is Michael Braun?’ • Meet the mysterious Zelig who has become Hollywood’s new best friend
Variety’s CinemaCon Report Card
Crowning Indifference • Facing coronation apathy, U.K. broadcasters rethink their coverage
Prince for a Day • Memorable portrayals of Charles on-screen
The Ring of Truth • A pack of all-access docuseries peel back the lycra on the secretive world of pro wrestling
Shuffled Feathers • Peacock pushes hard for growth in a year of ‘peak investment’ for the NBCUniversal streamer
Platform’s Latest Swings
Raise a Glass or Hoist a Picket Sign? • Nobody’s quite sure how the writers strike may affect Emmy campaigning
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A BROKEN BIZ • Hollywood plunges into chaos as studios balk, writers walk and directors plot for their turn at the bargaining table
The Nitty-Gritty • The WGA revealed details of demands that have been rebuffed by studios and streamers. Here, key sticking points.
Rage Against the machine • The music industry is mobilizing to rein in the latest existential threat… AI
Ready for Takeoff • For two decades, Chukwudi Iwuji won acclaim tackling Shakespeare onstage. Now his goal of a film career is taking flight with Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.’
Category Changes and Overlap Create New Conversations • The crowded Emmy race offers more programs than ever for voters to survey
A Princess Remembered • Carrie Fisher posthumously receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Welcome TV’s Class of ’23 • Here’s our survey of the shows you’ll be spending quality time with this summmer
Unscripted and Unhinged
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Bupkis
Citadel
Tom Pelphrey • “‘Ozark’ opened so many doors to me. It changed everything.”