Season 5
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Episodes
1. Comedy Actresses
June 23, 2019
Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.
Guest Stars: Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph
2. Comedy Actors
June 30, 2019
Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Henry Winkler
3. Drama Actresses
July 7, 2019
Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars: Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira
4. Drama Actors
July 14, 2019
Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars: Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna
5. Comedy Showrunners
July 21, 2019
Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.
Guest Stars: Tanya Saracho, Bill Hader, Alexandra Rushfield
6. Drama Showrunners
July 28, 2019
Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gamble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.
Guest Stars: John Singleton, Steven Canals, Sera Gamble
7. TV Directors
August 4, 2019
Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.
Guest Stars: Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter
8. Directors
January 5, 2020
Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Todd Philipps (Joker), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) discuss their films.
Guest Stars: Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese, Lulu Wang
9. Actresses
January 12, 2020
Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars: Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern
10. Actors
January 19, 2020
Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.
Guest Stars: Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro
11. Producers
January 26, 2020
Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.
Guest Stars: Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin
12. Writers
February 2, 2020
Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.
Guest Stars: Taika Waititi, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons
13. Documentary
February 9, 2020
Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.
14. Executives
February 16, 2020
Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.
Guest Stars: Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich
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