Interview
Alan Tudyk on Playing Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’
The sci-fi/murder mystery/doctor dramedy series is based on the “Resident Alien” comic book series. […]
Articles by Jeff Pfeiffer
Magazine Archive
‘The Good Lord Bird’: James McBride’s Acclaimed Novel Becomes a Gripping Historical Drama Series
‘The Good Lord Bird’ features Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Wyatt Russell and Daveed Diggs […]
Drama
Family Drama Meets Pulp Fiction in HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’
“[The pulp genres are] baked in a story about an American family,” says Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green. “And it’s a Black American family, and we’re centering on that.” […]
Drama
Matthew Rhys on Taking on the Mantle of ‘Perry Mason’ in New HBO Series
John Lithgow, Juliet Rylance and Tatiana Maslany also star in this compellingly gritty and noirish origin story for the famous fictional attorney. […]
Magazine Archive
It’s the Ultimate Fandom Showdown in ‘Syfy Wire’s The Great Debate’
‘Great Debate’ panelists will tackle burning questions like, “Who’d be a worse boss — Darth Vader or the Joker?” and “Who would you rather hang out with — the ladies of Golden Girls or the gang from Cheers?” […]
Documentary
‘Laurel Canyon’: EPIX Docuseries Beautifully Captures a Musical Place in Time
In her two-part docuseries Laurel Canyon, director Alison Ellwood chronicles the famous artists, and their songs, who sprung from this relatively small section of L.A. […]
Drama
Compelling ‘Quiz’ Dramatizes Britain’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Scandal
Part true story and part heist film, the engaging and witty ‘Quiz’ uses the cheating scandal to explore the nature of game show fandom and human memory. […]
Drama
Daveed Diggs on the ‘Propulsive Storytelling’ of TNT’s ‘Snowpiercer’
Diggs headlines the series adaptation of the cult ‘Snowpiercer’ film. […]
Drama
‘Briarpatch’: USA Network’s Rosario Dawson-Led Drama Offers Pulpy Fun
‘I have played a lot of characters who posture very strongly, very confidently, sometimes quite aggressively, but not with the quiet strength that she shows up with,’ says Rosario Dawson of her ‘Briarpatch’ role. […]
Drama
The CW’s “Riverdale” Spinoff, “Katy Keene,” Takes A Lighter Tone Than Its Predecessor
Given the darker tones that recent TV adaptations of Archie Comics characters have adopted in shows like Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, you might think that Katy Keene, the newest entry into the Archie TV universe, would be the same, but the studio wanted something brighter, and more optimistic and aspirational. “It’s nice that the show has such a different tone,” admitted Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the chief creative officer for Archie Comics who developed all three series. “It’s fun to be talking about things like Broadway and fashion, and not the Gargoyle King or the Black Hood or an evil […]