Jean Bentley
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Can 'Freaks and Geeks' Move Beyond Cult Classic Status? Streaming on Hulu Could Help
Expensive music rights have hindered the show's availability, but creator Paul Feig explains why he'll never let it air without its original soundtrack. → Read More
Sterling K. Brown on Randall's 'This Is Us' Race Reckoning
The actor discusses his character's journey learning about his birth mother, the lessons of COVID-19, and being a Black child raised in a white family. → Read More
Sterling K. Brown on Randall's 'This Is Us' Race Reckoning
The actor discusses his character's journey learning about his birth mother, the lessons of COVID-19, and being a Black child raised in a white family. → Read More
How 'Bridgerton' Pulled Off Its Steamy Taylor Swift Sex Montage
Creator Chris Van Dusen, intimacy coordinator Lizzy Talbot and director Julie Anne Robinson reveal how they filmed the most jaw-dropping sequence of the Shondaland Netflix period drama, a steamy honeymoon montage set to an orchestral version of "Wildest Dreams." → Read More
'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' Says Farewell to Lauren Graham
Creator Austin Winsberg talks with The Hollywood Reporter about how the pandemic changed his NBC dramedy — from the nature of the big musical scenes to the loss of a fan-favorite actress. → Read More
How the 'Bridgerton' Novels Made It to Netflix
Julia Quinn's best-selling steamy romance novels are the basis for Shonda Rhimes' Netflix debut. → Read More
Fox Medical Drama 'The Resident' Will Take Place After the Pandemic. Here's Why
Rather than tell stories from the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth season of the series becomes the second show to take place in a post-vaccine world. → Read More
Josie Totah Is Living Everybody's High School Dream in 'Saved By the Bell'
The actress tells The Hollywood Reporter about helping to shape her impeccably dressed cheerleader character as a producer on the Peacock comedy, her first series regular role since coming out as trans in 2018. → Read More
'The Crown' Seasons 5 and 6: Everything to Know as the Netflix Royal Drama Plots Its Endgame
Find out when to expect the final episodes of the Netflix hit, who will play the Royal Family in the last two seasons, and more information as the series draws to a close. → Read More
'The Crown' Season 4 Fact Check: The Queen's Secret Cousins
Find out more about the two presumed-dead cousins of the Queen and Princess Margaret who were institutionalized for most of their lives because of developmental disabilities. → Read More
'The Crown' Season 4 Fact Check: The Queen's Secret Cousins
Find out more about the two presumed-dead cousins of the queen and Princess Margaret, who were institutionalized for most of their lives because of developmental disabilities. → Read More
Behind 'The Crown' Showdown Between Margaret Thatcher and The Queen
Gillian Anderson, Peter Morgan and Olivia Colman dissect the complicated relationship between the Prime Minister and the Queen throughout the fourth season of 'The Crown.' → Read More
Why 'The Crown' Made Princess Diana's Bulimia a Major Part of Her Story in Season 4
Star Emma Corrin explains why the explicit, recurring depictions of the late royal's eating disorder were included throughout the Netflix drama's fourth season. → Read More
Why 'The Crown' Season 4 Won't Show Charles and Diana's Wedding
Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin tell The Hollywood Reporter why the Netflix hit will not include Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 wedding, which enraptured 750 million viewers around the world. → Read More
Why 'The Crown' Season 4 Won't Show Charles and Diana's Wedding
Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin tell The Hollywood Reporter why the Netflix hit will not include Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 wedding, which enraptured 750 million viewers around the world. → Read More
'This Is Us' Boss Explains Season 5 Premiere's Major Twist
"We don't have that much time left," Dan Fogelman tells The Hollywood Reporter about the major revelations in the NBC drama's fifth season premiere. → Read More
How 'Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine' Landed Those Wild Celebrity Cameos
The viral comedian and her all-star collaborators Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne break down the ultra-fast production process of their topical election special. → Read More
'This Is Us': Where Things Left Off and What to Expect in Season 5
A refresher on what happened with the Pearsons at the end of season 4, what happened in the 40th birthday flash-forward, and how the Covid-19 pandemic will factor into the new season. → Read More
Behind the Scenes of 'Social Distance' — How Netflix's Pandemic Series Came Together
Creator Hilary Weisman Graham and stars Asante Blackk and real-life father Ayize Ma'at reveal how they put together the Black Lives Matter-centric finale episode. → Read More
'The Crown': Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher Poised to Make Waves in Season 4
Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter and Tobias Menzies discuss the fourth season of the royal Netflix drama. → Read More