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Netflix Greenlights K-Pop Drama ‘Variety' Starring Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri
Netflix Greenlights K-Pop Drama ‘Variety' Starring Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri

Yahoo

time23-07-2025

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Netflix Greenlights K-Pop Drama ‘Variety' Starring Son Ye-jin and Jo Yu-ri

Netflix is adding another splashy series to its Korean originals slate with Variety, a K-pop industry drama starring Crash Landing on You headliner Son Ye-jin and rising actor-idol Jo Yu-ri, best known for her breakout turn in Squid Game Seasons 2 and 3. The upcoming series comes from director Kim Yong-hoon, the filmmaker behind Mask Girl, one of Netflix's surprise Korean hits of 2023. The black comedy thriller spent four consecutive weeks on the streamer's Global Top 10 Non-English TV list, peaking at No. 1 in its second week. More from The Hollywood Reporter Ellen DeGeneres Says She and Wife Portia de Rossi Moved to the U.K. Because of President Trump Girl Group XG on Their Dynamite Coachella Debut and Sharing Their Love for Fans on "Million Places" Kate Beckinsale Announces Death of Her Mother, British Actress Judy Loe, at 78: "I Am Paralyzed" Variety marks a stylistic shift for Kim. He'll be trading in the gritty neo-noir crime world of his breakthrough, Beasts Clawing at Straws, for the high-gloss, high-pressure domain of K-pop super-stardom. The series will explore the tensions, ambitions and fraught relationships between industry power players, the stars and their obsessive fandoms. Son stars as Se-eun, a top entertainment executive willing to risk everything to revive the faltering idol group she helped create. Variety adds to a busy and exciting lineup of projects for the veteran actress, including the upcoming Netflix period drama Scandals and Park Chan-wook's much-anticipated feature No Other Choice. Jo co-stars in Variety as Seung-hui, a fan whose fierce devotion to her favorite idol takes her down a dangerous path. It's an amusing casting for the rising actress, given her prior career as a K-pop star and fan-favorite member of Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. Variety is being produced by CJ ENM Studios and UNU, continuing Netflix's longstanding status as one of the Korean content creators' top commissioners. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise Solve the daily Crossword

American Girl Goes Goth With ‘Wednesday' Limited Edition Doll
American Girl Goes Goth With ‘Wednesday' Limited Edition Doll

Forbes

time21-07-2025

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  • Forbes

American Girl Goes Goth With ‘Wednesday' Limited Edition Doll

The Wednesday Addams by American Girl Collector Doll. American Girl is celebrating Netflix's Wednesday series starring Jenna Ortega with a limited edition Wednesday Addams doll. American Girl dollmaker Mattel has partnered with Amazon MGM Studios for the production of a doll, based on Ortega's Wednesday character on the blockbuster Netflix series. MGM Television produces Wednesday, which will soon return with Season 2, Part 1 on Netflix on Aug. 6. According to Mattel, the limited edition 18-inch collector doll of Wednesday will be available for pre-order on Wednesday (appropriately), July 23, on the American Girl website for $295. Only 6,000 Wednesday dolls will be available globally. Shipping will begin immediately. The American Girl Wednesday doll commemorates a scene from the opening scene in Wednesday Season 1 in 2022, as the doll's accessories include two faux plastic bags filled with "piranhas." Also accompanying the American Girl Wednesday doll is Wednesday's disembodied hand companion, Thing. The Wednesday Addams by American Girl Collector Doll. The Arrival Of American Girl 'Wednesday' Doll Is Timed With 'Wednesday' Season 2 Starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, all eight episodes of Wednesday, Season 1 debuted on Netflix on Nov. 23, 2022. The series is created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and executive produced by iconic filmmaker Tim Burton, who directed four of the eight episodes. The official description of the Wednesday Addams by American Girl Collector Doll from Mattel reads, 'She's curious, fiercely intelligent, and unapologetically herself, even if that self is a little allergic to color. 'Dressed in a luxe black velvet dress with white embroidered details, long black braids, and matching black fingernails and toenails, this collector doll is a striking tribute to a character who's captured the hearts of a new generation. Her faux obsidian 'W/M' necklace (a gift from her mysterious mother, Morticia), black kitten-heel Mary Janes, and moody attitude complete the look.' Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 begins with the release of four episodes on Wednesday, Aug. 6, with the remaining four episodes debuting on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Gough and Millar return as the series' creators and showrunners, while Burton returns as the series' executive producer and main director. The official synopsis of Wednesday Season 2 on Netflix reads, 'Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. "This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.' Wednesday Season 1 is No. 1 most-watched series of all-time globally on Netflix with 252.1 million views, which equates to 1.718 billion viewing hours.

Lily Santiago Talks About Her UNTAMED Character and Filming on Location
Lily Santiago Talks About Her UNTAMED Character and Filming on Location

Geek Girl Authority

time15-07-2025

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  • Geek Girl Authority

Lily Santiago Talks About Her UNTAMED Character and Filming on Location

Lily Santiago stars alongside Eric Bana, Sam Neill and Rosemarie DeWitt on Netflix's newest series, Untamed . The show follows Kyle Turner (Bana), working as a National Park Service agent, who is investigating the death of a young girl. As he begins looking into this death and working alongside Naya Vasquez (Santiago), he discovers there is more to the death than an accidental fall. Santiago's character is a rookie in the National Park Service, but comes with a heavy background story that is set in LA. As a young mother, she does everything in her power to protect her son while simultaneously working a case that might change her career forever. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Lily Santiago about her work on Untamed , working on location and her cute toddler co-star. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (July 13 – 19) This interview with Lily Santiago has been condensed for length and clarity. Lily Santiago Pictured: Lily Santiago and Eric Bana in Netflix's Untamed Lara Rosales: It's very exciting to see you again on screen. Last time we talked, you were on La Brea, and that was also a show where characters spend a lot of time outside. This time, the characters are in a National Park, and nature is an adjacent character to everything happening. How do you, as an actor, prepare or approach a project that spends so much time outdoors, and your character has to be part of that nature? Lily Santiago: It's so funny. For some reason, I don't want to be indoors. I'm constantly filming outside. We're on location a lot for this project. First of all, all the locations I've been able to film for La Brea and now for Untamed are just stunningly beautiful. For episode one or two, the director, Tom Bezucha, said he wanted the characters to take it all in and acknowledge the beauty. We both agreed that it shouldn't be too hard. Luckily, my character, Naya, she's new to the park. She's from LA, and I, as Lily, come from New York, and so the character and I were both getting used to the wilderness at the same time. It was really convenient because I actually didn't have to do much preparation for any of the outdoor adventuring we do. And I love that you say that nature is like an adjacent character, because people keep asking, 'Who's untamed?' And I'm like, 'Nature is untamed. That's what the title is about.' RELATED: Everything Coming to Netflix in July 2025 Newcomer LR: Your character comes from LA into this wild world. Is there anything in particular about how you play her that gives away her background or helps the character better understand how she got into this situation before her story is revealed? LS: Initially, she has a couple of conversations with the captain, Paul Souter, played by the incredible Sam Neill, and he's like, 'How are you settling in? How's the kid, how's it all going?' That's one of the places where you can see it. In another way, it's her initial discomfort with all the aspects of nature, the animals, and the fact that Eric's character, Kyle, rides horses. Even the first time you see Naya on a horse, there's this stiffness, this fear, and this discomfort. Also, how she approaches the investigation itself is much more coming from an LA city cop perspective of, 'Well, this is the procedure and this is how we should take our next steps.' And she has to learn the new ways she can navigate things in the wild. Riding Horses in the Wild Pictured: Eric Bana and Lily Santiago in Netflix's Untamed LR: In the first episode, we immediately see you having to ride a horse. Was that also something you prepared for? Is it easier to approach it from the aspect that your character is coming from the city into a new world? LS: We had the most incredible horse team. We have the best horse trainers and horses that exist in the film world. They luckily got me out there to ride the horses a couple of times before we started filming, so that I could be comfortable and then act out the further discomfort. But I'm such an animal lover that on day one with the horses, I found it fun, and I was so happy. It was funny because Danny was in charge, as it's his horses and his show. He told me not to try to get it perfect. If my character came in looking like she knew what she was doing, then we were screwed. It just luckily lined up for me where it was, and I've always wanted somebody to hire me to learn a new skill. This is the best new skill to have now. RELATED: Chiké Okonkwo Talks About Ty's Journey on La Brea Continuing the Character LR: Sometimes, as the audience, we watch a character, and we know it's a limited series, and that's all we get out of the character. But do you think Naya's character is one that you would love to continue exploring beyond Season 1 and what we get to see of her? LS: I think of all the characters — and yes, I am biased — she has the biggest arc in this series. As we've been discussing, [it's] because of how much she has to adapt to her new environment and her new surroundings. That was so fun to play over the course of this first season. So, I think in a Season 2, you could see her finally settling in and accepting a newfound power. Also, her new abilities to navigate these things and analyze them differently based on what she's learned about where she is, who she is, and what she's capable of. Working With Omi Fitzpatrick-Gonzales Pictured: Lily Santiago in Netflix's Untamed LR: Your character is a mom, so we see her toddler onscreen. How was it working with a toddler? Do you prepare for that differently from when you work with adults? LS: People always say, 'Don't work with animals or babies.' I did both, but it was honestly one of the greatest gifts of this whole process. I was a nanny before for a couple of years at the start of COVID. So, I'm really comfortable with children, and I love them. Then, I met Omi, who plays my son, and he had just turned five, so he's basically four, and he'd never acted before. There were scenes that we would do one time. My character says, 'Go pick a book,' and he looked at me and he said, 'For real?' because his reality was starting to blur. 'Wait, Lily, are you going to read a book with me? Are you lying to me?' It was adorable. We had so much fun. And I think his nature and the childlike sense of excitement made it so easy for us to bond. RELATED: Zyra Gorecki Talks La Brea and Her First Major Acting Role Starting Something New LR: Something you just mentioned — him having this excitement. Is it just as exciting for you when you start a new project, and you have a different cast? You spent so many years working with the same people on La Brea , so is there an excitement in starting over with something new? LS: It makes me revert to feeling like a child on the first day of school, [those] nerves and excitement and wanting to do a good job and wanting to make friends. And I was so lucky with this group of people that it was all possible very quickly to feel comfortable, to feel capable. We had the absolute best time. But also, we dug so deep, so quickly. I don't know if I've ever been more excited for a show to come out. LR: Without giving too much away, is there something you're most excited for people to discover about this series, whether about your character or the show as a whole? LS: Watching Naya and Kyle together, their dynamic. It was like, 'Come on!' Just in the reading, it [was] like, 'You guys could be a great team.' So, I'm excited for people to watch how their relationship develops and goes from this awkward 'don't want to work together' to partners-in-crime. Untamed premieres Thursday, July 17, on Netflix. On Location: The Original Mr. Beef on FX's THE BEAR By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature known as a Media Relations Expert. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Tell-Tale TV, Eulalie Magazine, W Spotlight, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.

The mysterious episode that was cut from Netflix's Baby Reindeer revealed for the first time
The mysterious episode that was cut from Netflix's Baby Reindeer revealed for the first time

Daily Mail​

time14-07-2025

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  • Daily Mail​

The mysterious episode that was cut from Netflix's Baby Reindeer revealed for the first time

Richard Gadd, the star behind the award-winning Netflix series Baby Reindeer, has revealed that an episode was cut from the seven-part streaming hit. Gadd, 36, who also wrote and created the critically-acclaimed drama, which is based on his own experiences with a 'stalker', said he was responsible for dropping the 'missing' eighth part. The series follows comedian Donny Dunn (Gadd), who endures a harrowing ordeal after a woman called Martha, played by Jessica Gunning, becomes obsessed with him. In Australia for an industry conference, Gadd said he 'fought hard' to cut the episode. 'I remember when we were developing it, there was the note that kept coming in, and probably rightfully so, about ''The show is just too dark. You need to give us a respite,"' Gadd told the audience at the Future Visions conference in Melbourne on Monday. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. He said the cut episode showed his character 'escaping' the attentions of his stalker Martha by leaving his home in London to visit his 'parents'. 'There's a whole episode where I go to the football with my dad, and I spend a day with my dad [played by actor Mark Lewis Jones],' he continued. 'But I felt like a lot of the note that was coming in was that we needed a break from Martha because she's so relentless. 'But really, when we got to the edit, I thought ''You miss her every time she's not on screen.'' And I thought in a lot of ways, the sooner you get back to her, the better.' Baby Reindeer soared to global success, racking up a massive 60 million views soon after dropping on Netflix in April 2024. The show went on to score four prizes at the Primetime Emmy Awards in the US last September. Gadd won gongs for Writing for a Limited or Anthology series or Movie and Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Co-star Jessica Gunning won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as the crazed fan. The show also triumphed in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category. Beating Black Mirror, Fargo, Fellow Travellers, Ripley and True Detective: Night Country to the Writing award, Gadd was visibly emotional as he took to the stage, telling the crowd: 'Oh, wow. Thanks so much. This is the stuff of dreams. Thanks so much to the Academy. Thank you to Netflix for letting me tell the story to the world.' 'Look, ten years ago, I was down and out, right? I never ever thought I would get my life together. I never thought I would be able to rectify myself and get myself back on my feet again. 'Here I am just a decade later picking up one of the biggest awards in television, yeah. Now, I don't mean that - I don't mean that to sound arrogant. I mean that for anyone going through a difficult time right now to persevere. 'I don't know much about this life. But I do know nothing lasts forever. And no matter how bad it gets, it always gets better. If you are struggling, keep going. And I promise you things will be okay. Thank you so much for this award.' Baby Reindeer became one of Netflix's most watched shows ever, and also scored a Golden Globe Award for Gunning for Best Supporting Actress as well as Best Limited or Anthology Series.

'Too Much' cast: All about the rising stars and reliable veterans in Lena Dunham's Netflix comedy
'Too Much' cast: All about the rising stars and reliable veterans in Lena Dunham's Netflix comedy

Yahoo

time12-07-2025

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  • Yahoo

'Too Much' cast: All about the rising stars and reliable veterans in Lena Dunham's Netflix comedy

Too Much is the latest series from Girls creator Lena Dunham. It stars Meg Stalter as a daffy, heartbroken twenty-something who moves to London following a breakup. Will Sharpe, Emily Ratajkowski, Andrew Rannells, and Naomi Watts round out the star-studded star and creator Lena Dunham is back on the small screen as creator, writer, and director of Too Much, a 10-episode Netflix series about finding love in an unfamiliar place. Meg Stalter (Hacks) leads the ensemble cast as Jessica, a twenty-something who makes an abrupt move to London from the U.S. after a messy breakup. Unfortunately, her troubles and insecurities follow her across the pond. Jessica's desire to move on is tested by Felix (Will Sharpe), a musician who fills her life with new possibilities (and anxieties). 'She's in a love triangle with her past — with someone who probably has her blocked on his phone and with her new boyfriend,' Dunham told Vanity Fair. 'It's about how hard it is to accept the joyful thing that's in front of you as you're seductively brought back to the painful thing that's behind you.' Dunham created the series along with her husband, musician Luis Felber, and it's her most hands-on small-screen effort since 2018's Camping. She also plays a small role in the seriesWith all 10 episodes now streaming on Netflix, you may be curious about the flurry of familiar faces, including cameos from Andrew Scott, Jessica Alba, Kit Harington, and Rita Ora, among others. Below, we've assembled a guide to the main cast, who they're playing, and where you've seen them before. After finding success in the New York City sketch comedy scene, Ohio-born Meg Stalter became a viral sensation during the pandemic by routinely trying out new characters via Instagram. But it was her supporting role as daffy assistant Kayla on HBO's Hacks (2021–present) that accelerated her onscreen career. Over the last few years, Stalter has delivered memorable turns in movies like Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023), Problemista (2023), and Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2024). She was also a guest judge on a 2023 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. In her most high-profile role yet, Stalter leads Too Much as Jessica, who escapes to London to heal her broken heart. 'When she does naughty things or she makes mistakes, you believe in her in this way that I certainly never was able to pull off,' Dunham told Vanity Fair of Jessica. 'It was really important to me that the character be somebody that people could root for — that she had that really beautiful openness.' 'Lena is someone I've been such a huge fan of, so it was really crazy to wrap my mind around being in the show,' Stalter told Rolling Stone. 'But then when I got to know her, she felt like a sister and a friend. So now the show feels like a play that we did for each other, and that this really contains a special thing.' Will Sharpe is a man of many talents. Stateside, he made a splash on season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus (2022) after years appearing on U.K. series like Casualty (2009–2010) and Defending the Guilty (2018–2019). But he's also a force behind the scenes, having written and/or directed several films (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain) and series (Flowers, Landscapers). 'Felix is a grunge musician like [Felber] is, and is mixed-race British,' Sharpe told Vanity Fair of the character. 'But I definitely felt in the writing of it, he necessarily becomes his own character.' Since debuting on a 1972 episode of The Brady Bunch, Rita Wilson has been a force in film, TV, theater, music, and even journalism, having served as a contributing editor at Harper's Bazaar. Wilson, the wife of Hollywood dad Tom Hanks, is likely best known for her work in films such as Now and Then (1995) and Jingle All the Way (1996), as well as series like The Good Wife (2011–2014) and Dunham's Girls (2013–2017), on which she played the mother of Allison Williams' Marnie. She's also a successful producer, having helped usher Nia Vardalos' My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise (2002–2023) onto the big screen. Her other notable producing credits include Mamma Mia! (2008), its 2018 sequel, and the Hanks-starring film A Man Called Otto (2023). On Too Much, Wilson plays Lois, Jessica's mother. 'I feel liberated working with Lena,' Wilson told the New York Times. 'I felt that way on Girls, and I felt that way on Too Much.' Rhea Perlman won four Emmy Awards for her turn as brassy waitress Carla on all 11 seasons of Cheers (1982–1993). While Perlman's stayed busy over the last 30 years, the actress has been especially prolific as of late, having appeared in buzzy series like Poker Face (2023–2025) and The Studio (2025). She also played a pivotal role in the Oscar-winning Barbie (2023) as Barbie inventor Ruth Handler. Perlman plays Dottie, Jessica's grandmother. Dunham told Vanity Fair that Perlman's character was inspired by her own grandmother, whose name is also Dottie. 'Lena has a way of creating and directing that makes people feel free,' Perlman told the New York Times. 'Maybe some people would be turned off by that much sex and that much talk of sex. But she made it so funny and so real.' Actress, supermodel, and author Emily Ratajkowski rose to international fame after appearing in Robin Thicke's much-discussed "Blurred Lines" music video in 2013. She went on to feature in David Fincher's Gone Girl (2014) and the Amy Schumer vehicle I Feel Pretty (2018), as well as Entourage (2015), in which she memorably appeared as herself. Ratajkowski has used her profile to speak out on women's issues, and in 2021 published My Body, an essay collection that became a New York Times bestseller. She plays Wendy, a "knitting influencer" who begins dating Jessica's ex, Zev (Michael Zegen). It's her first major role in several years. Ratajkowski said in a 2023 interview that she stepped away from acting after growing tired of making herself "digestible to powerful men in Hollywood." "I wanted her to be somebody that women would recognize as a modern trope of social media — easy to stalk and also hate because she's cheesy, she's posting a lot — and then find out that she's actually somebody that our girl, and maybe the audience, would want to be friends with," Ratajkowski told Vanity Fair ahead of the show's release. "I really liked the idea that she's self-aware." Janicza Bravo is first and foremost a director. In addition to directing an episode of Too Much, Bravo has also helmed episodes of hit shows like Atlanta (2016), Poker Face (2023), and The Bear (2025). She also co-wrote and directed feature films Lemon (2017) and Zola (2020). If she's in front of the camera, it's probably in a Dunham project, as she previously appeared in her HBO series Camping (2018) and her 2022 film Sharp Stick. In Too Much, Bravo plays Kim, a colleague of Jessica's. When pondering what "too much" means in the context of the series, she told the New York Times, 'It's just to wake up and move through the world. I did it this morning. I'm doing it now. We are all in this room because we're exactly too much. If we hadn't been a lot, then we wouldn't be here.' Michael Zegen has played key roles in some of the most popular series of the last two decades, from Rescue Me (2004–2011) and Boardwalk Empire (2011–2014) to The Walking Dead (2012) and The Penguin (2024). Zegen also starred on Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023) as Joel, the estranged husband of Rachel Brosnahan's titular comedian. The actor appears on Too Much as Zev, Jessica's ex. Online sleuths have speculated as to whether Zev is based on Dunham's real-life ex, Grammy-winning musician and producer Jack Antonoff, though Dunham denies any explicit connection. 'That ex-boyfriend is very much an amalgamation of every ex that I've had, or that a friend's had,' Dunham told Vanity Fair in May. 'It's this quotidian acceptance of unkindness that eats away at a person over a long period of time and degrades their sense of self. If someone were to say, 'Who inspired that character?' I'd be like, 'Do you have time for me to give you the 42 examples?'" Andrew Rannells won a Grammy and was nominated for a Tony for his star-making role as Elder Kevin Price in the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon. While he regularly returns to the stage — he was nominated for another Tony in 2017 — Rannells is also a consistent presence onscreen, having starred in series such as Big Mouth (2017–2025), Black Monday (2019–2021), and Girls5eva (2021–2024). He's perhaps best known, however, for stealing scenes as Elijah on Dunham's Girls (2012–2017). On Too Much, Rannells plays James, Jessica's brother-in-law. Last year, Dunham let it slip to the New Yorker that she plays James' wife (and Jessica's sister). "Andrew and I play spouses," she said. "I'm in the show! I think I just accidentally revealed that. But it's a smaller part. Not a walk-on, but it's not a lead." 'It's not Girls, but it's Lena and it's me — so it's sort of Girls-adjacent,' Rannells told Us Weekly. French actress Adèle Exarchopoulos found fame starring alongside Lea Seydoux in the Palme d'Or-winning film Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013). She was nominated for a César, France's national film award, for her turn in the boundary-pushing romance, and won another in 2024. In recent years, she starred in Ira Sachs' acclaimed Passages (2023) and voiced Ennui in Pixar's Inside Out 2 (2024). Exarchopoulos plays Polly, Felix's intimidating ex-girlfriend. The daughter of actress Joely Richardson and producer Tim Bevan, Daisy Bevan has been acting on both the screen and stage for most of her life, with notable turns in The Two Faces of January (2014), The Outcast (2015), and The Alienist (2018). Bevan plays Josie, a coworker of Jessica and Kim. Richard E. Grant was nominated for an Academy Award for his turn in Marielle Heller's 2018 drama Can You Ever Forgive Me?, but the English actor first gained prominence in the U.K. comedy classic Withnail and I (1987). A prolific performer, Grant has appeared in dozens of film, TV, and theatrical productions over the last four decades. Highlights include Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1991), Robert Altman's Gosford Park (2001), and Pablo Larrain's Jackie (2016), as well as series such as Doctor Who (2012–2013), Girls (2014), and Game of Thrones (2016). In recent years, he appeared in blockbuster projects like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and Loki (2021), not to mention the much-memed Emerald Fennel thriller Saltburn (2023). Grant plays Jonno Ratigan, Jessica's boss at the London ad agency where she finds work. "I worked with Lena on a few episodes of Girls in the noughties & delighted to be reunited with her again," he wrote in an Instagram post promoting the series. Naomi Watts broke out with a surreal leading turn in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001). She later received Academy Award nominations for Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003) and J. A. Bayona's The Impossible (2012). While Watts parlayed her critical success into roles in The Ring (2002–2005) and Divergent (2015–2016) franchises, she's also worked with many of the best living filmmakers, including David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises), Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar), Michael Haneke (Funny Games), Peter Jackson (King Kong), and Gus Van Sant (The Sea of Trees), among many others. She also re-teamed with Iñárritu for the Oscar-winning film Birdman (2014), and with Lynch on Inland Empire (2006) and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). Watts has pivoted to TV in recent years, leading Netflix's hit series The Watcher (2022) and playing magazine editor Babe Paley in Ryan Murphy's Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), the latter of which landed her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Next up is another Murphy series, All's Fair. Watts plays Ann, Jonno's glamorous wife. Too Much is currently available to stream on the original article on Entertainment Weekly

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