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<\/p>\nTomorrow marks the start of Emmy nominations voting, and we\u2019re marking the occasion with with not one but two issues this week.which means twices as many series, and stories, to catch up with. So let\u2019s get to it!<\/p>\n
Cover stories <\/p>\n
(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s rare for an awards roundtable to spark a real debate, but the thoughtful group of actors to appear on our 2026 Emmy Drama Roundtable<\/a> \u2014 Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt\u201d), Billy Magnussen (\u201cThe Audacity\u201d), Zahn McClarnon (\u201cDark Winds\u201d), Tom Pelphrey (\u201cTask\u201d), Michelle Pfeiffer (\u201cThe Madison\u201d) and Karolina Wydra (\u201cPluribus\u201d) \u2014 captured my attention with their layered conversation about runaway production. <\/p>\n Considering the economic boon Hollywood has brought to popular shooting locales like Atlanta and New Mexico, the dire consequences for the L.A. film industry and the increasing threat from production zones overseas, the group didn\u2019t agree on one diagnosis, much less solution, to the problem. But in their conversation, these top names in the industry all showed deep concern about what such changes mean for showbiz\u2019s shrinking middle class. \u201cOur crew doesn\u2019t get to go \u2014 the people that we know that we need, that we work with, that we make these things with,\u201d as Pelphrey acknowledged. \u201cWe get to go wherever the f\u2014 we want, actors, directors, but the crew doesn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n (Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n For the guests on our 2026 Emmy Limited Series\/TV Movie Roundtable<\/a> \u2014 which included Jamie Bell (\u201cHalf Man\u201d), Linda Cardellini (\u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d), Camila Morrone (\u201cSomething Very Bad Is Going to Happen\u201d), Michael Pe\u00f1a (\u201cAll Her Fault\u201d), Andrew Rannells (\u201cMiss You, Love You\u201d) and Constance Zimmer (\u201cLove Story\u201d) \u2014 there\u2019s no predicting which performances will resonate with viewers \u2014 or when.<\/p>\n The 2002 live-action adaptation of \u201cScooby-Doo,\u201d in which Cardellini starred as Velma, has taken on cult status since its premiere, and enjoyed a revival of interest as a new Netflix version announced the cast. Rannells (\u201cGirls\u201d) and Zimmer (\u201cEntourage\u201d) have each seen their roles in epochal HBO comedies revisited by younger generations, who are often viewing the series through a very different lens. Pe\u00f1a, whose comedic flatulence on an \u201cEastbound & Down\u201d blooper reel is now a viral meme<\/a>, even wonders if he\u2019ll be remembered for that over more serious fare like \u201cCrash\u201d and \u201cWorld Trade Center.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cIs that going to be your In Memoriam thing?\u201d Rannells jokes. <\/p>\n At least Pe\u00f1a, laughing, takes it in stride: \u201cCan you imagine?\u201d<\/p>\n Digital cover: \u2018The Boys\u2019 (Bexx Francois \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n There\u2019s plenty to chew on in contributor Max Gao\u2019s digital cover story on Prime Video\u2019s twisted superhero satire<\/a> after the conclusion of five gloriously gory seasons, but my personal favorite feature may be the sidebar of memorable from key cast members. Chace Crawford\u2019s on-set snacks of choice? Check. Jack Quaid\u2019s surprising craftiness? Also check. Karen Fukuhara\u2019s struggles with nausea? Ditto. If you are already missing \u201cThe Boys\u201d and want to re-live it vicariously through some of its central figures, be sure to read the full piece, which already includes creator Eric Kripke and actors Laz Alonso and Erin Moriarty. <\/p>\n The mayor is in (Ebru Yildiz\/For The Times)<\/p>\n Speaking of double duty, Welsh actor Matthew Rhys showcases his range this season in two very different performances, last fall as a real estate scion suspected of killing his wife in Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d and right now as the put-upon mayor of a possibly cursed island town in Apple TV\u2019s \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay.\u201d One man is menacing, the other faintly absurd, but Rhys embraces the challenges of each role with aplomb \u2014 in particular, his physical comedy in the latter has gotten several big laughs out of me. <\/p>\n As contributor Emma Fraser reveals in her interview with Rhys<\/a>, though, there is one stage direction capable of sending a chill up his spine: dance. \u201cThat still makes me shudder,\u201d he says of a line-dancing scene in \u201cThe Americans\u201d<\/a> from 8 years ago. Let\u2019s hope Widow\u2019s Bay doesn\u2019t have an underground swing dancing club. <\/p>\n More stories from this week\u2019s issues <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tomorrow marks the start of Emmy nominations voting, and we\u2019re marking the occasion with with not one but…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":857526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[18046,1582,276,349969,349967,1918,2961,349966,349970,224,5337,329192,80449,18281,349968,336410,34445,645,349971,97038],"class_list":["post-857525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-actor","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-constance-zimmer","tag-gory-season","tag-issue","tag-la","tag-layered-conversation","tag-linda-cardellini","tag-los-angeles","tag-losangeles","tag-many-series","tag-pena","tag-performance","tag-rannell","tag-rhys","tag-role","tag-story","tag-thoughtful-group","tag-widow"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116726006311980357","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781097384_236_.jpeg\")
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