Tag: Severance
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How Many Emmys Should ‘Succession’ Actually Win? A Category-by-Category Breakdown
The Emmys catch a lot of flack for narrow and repetitious voting patterns — consistently nominating the same shows at the expense of new and overlooked programs — but credit where credit is due, the TV Academy did (mostly) right by dramas this year. The consensus pick among TV critics for 2021’s best series, “Succession,”…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Spin-Off Movie Madame Web Ensnares Adam Scott
Sony’s latest superhero project continues to weave its mysterious web: according to Deadline, Adam Scott may be headed to the Dakota Johnson-led movie “Madame Web.” The actor, who just earned an Emmy nomination for his excellent turn in the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” will be playing an undisclosed role in the Marvel comics-related film.That’s no…
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‘Madame Web’: Adam Scott The Latest To Join The Cast Of Sony’s Spider-Man Spinoff
Another week, another casting announcement for Sony‘s upcoming spin-off to “Spider-Man,” “Madame Web.” Does it feel like someone new gets added to the cast list of this film every week? For the last month or so, that’s actually been the case, with five names announced since late May. And now, Variety reports that another joins…
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Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Euphoria’ Are the Big Craft Winners
Netflix’s horror phenomenon,”Stranger Things,” topped all craft categories Tuesday with 12 nominations, riding the strength of Season 4’s popular Vecna monster story line — and becoming the streamer’s most viewed English-language series. However, right behind was HBO’s acclaimed gritty teen drama, “Euphoria,” which grabbed 11 nominations for its breakthrough Season 2, after collecting only two…
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The revolution will be televised: why we are witnessing a big-boss backlash
As even the Minions start to question their morally compromised overlord, popular culture is increasingly siding with the workers in their fight against corporate greedThe cultural zeitgeist around work is changing. Last week, many of us will have been frantically adjusting our journeys amid nationwide train strikes. If the transport gods were merciful, we will…
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Severance Star Zach Cherry Was Very Stressed Out By His Glasses In The Finale
This article contains spoilers for the season 1 finale of “Severance.”Filming the finale of “Severance” season 1 was a complex narrative challenge in that the creative team had to deliver a payoff for multiple characters after the build-up of nine episodes. But for Zach Cherry, who plays Dylan on the Apple TV+ series, it was…
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Outer Range Spoiler Review: A Sci-Fi Western Carried By Josh Brolin And A Workhorse Cast
Prime Video’s “Outer Range,” starring Josh Brolin, is one of several new mystery-box shows that have premiered in recent months, with Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” Apple’s “Severance,” and Epix’s “From” being other examples. The original idea behind the mystery box, a term “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams popularized in a Ted Talk, was that it “represents infinite possibility”…
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Severance Creator Dan Erickson Loves The Irony Behind Ricken’s Self-Help Book
Currently, two different universes exist: one in which someone has seen the Apple TV+ show “Severance” and is irreparably changed in its wake, and another of ignorant bliss in which one has not yet been emotionally devastated by it. The show is set in a world where technology has evolved to the point of allowing…
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‘Severance’ Creator Says Writing Fake Self-Help Book Was ‘Me Purging All the Dumbness I Have’
One of the most popular aspects of “Severance” is its world building, with the Apple hit drawing rave reviews for creating one of the strangest settings on TV. The Lumon corporation is known for being bland and mysterious, with its “severed” employees who split their consciousness in half spending their work lives in a sterile…
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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ TV Series Will Bring New Spin to Fritz Lang’s Classic
Hot off a Best Picture win for “Coda” and a blockbuster TV drama in “Severance,” Apple TV+ is plotting its most ambitious project yet: an epic eight-part television adaption of “Metropolis” from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail.Fritz Lang’s original “Metropolis” is one of the most influential films in cinematic history. The silent film, which tells…