Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Comedy Actresses
Jun 23, 2019
Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.
Comedy Actors
Jun 30, 2019
Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.
Drama Actresses
Jul 7, 2019
Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.
Drama Actors
Jul 14, 2019
Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.
Comedy Showrunners
Jul 21, 2019
Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.
Drama Showrunners
Jul 28, 2019
Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gamble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.
TV Directors
Aug 4, 2019
Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.
Directors
Jan 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)
Actresses
Jan 12, 2020
Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong’o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.
Actors
Jan 19, 2020
Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.
Producers
Jan 26, 2020
Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.
Writers
Feb 2, 2020
Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.
Documentary
Feb 9, 2020
Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.
Executives
Feb 16, 2020
Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.