Exclusive: Emmy winner Holland Taylor is set as a lead opposite Sandra Oh in Netflix’s The Chair, a new six-episode half-hour dramedy starring and executive produced by Killing Eve‘s Oh and co-starring Jay Duplass. It hails from Amanda Peet (The Romanoffs) and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
Written and executive produced by Peet, who also serves as showrunner, The Chair centers on the chair of an English department at a major university. Annie Julia Wyman co-wrote the pilot.
Taylor will play Professor Joan Hambling, a witty, no-nonsense English professor working in the department chaired
by Oh’s character, Ji-Yoon. The two are close friends and confidants.
Peet and Oh executive produce with Peet’s husband, Benioff, Weiss and Bernie Caulfield.
Taylor most recently received her eighth Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her turn as Ellen Kincaid, the studio executive in Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood.
Written and executive produced by Peet, who also serves as showrunner, The Chair centers on the chair of an English department at a major university. Annie Julia Wyman co-wrote the pilot.
Taylor will play Professor Joan Hambling, a witty, no-nonsense English professor working in the department chaired
by Oh’s character, Ji-Yoon. The two are close friends and confidants.
Peet and Oh executive produce with Peet’s husband, Benioff, Weiss and Bernie Caulfield.
Taylor most recently received her eighth Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her turn as Ellen Kincaid, the studio executive in Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood.
- 1/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Holland Taylor thought it was only natural that she be cast as the Great Leader, the most powerful person in the universe, in “Bill & Ted Face the Music.” After all, Taylor has made a career out of playing imperious figures who bend the world to their wills in everything from “Two and a Half Men” to “Legally Blonde.”
As the film got ready to hit theaters and on-demand platforms on Aug. 28, Taylor spoke with Variety about her love of the Bill & Ted films, the trick to comedy, and a possible second season of “Hollywood,” the Ryan Murphy series in which she co-starred as studio executive Ellen Kincaid.
Were you a fan of the “Bill & Ted” franchise?
I loved the first one. The second one, I hadn’t seen. But even 30 years later I remember it as a goofy fable that really worked. I liked that it was ludicrous, but the actors played it real,...
As the film got ready to hit theaters and on-demand platforms on Aug. 28, Taylor spoke with Variety about her love of the Bill & Ted films, the trick to comedy, and a possible second season of “Hollywood,” the Ryan Murphy series in which she co-starred as studio executive Ellen Kincaid.
Were you a fan of the “Bill & Ted” franchise?
I loved the first one. The second one, I hadn’t seen. But even 30 years later I remember it as a goofy fable that really worked. I liked that it was ludicrous, but the actors played it real,...
- 8/30/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Holland Taylor found the experience of playing studio executive Ellen Kincaid in Netflix’s “Hollywood” to be particularly meta. The actress, who just earned an Emmy nomination for her performance, was drawn to the idea of playing in the world she knows best. “I thought it would be fantastic to play a role about Hollywood in which I was a show business professional because I am a show business professional,” says Taylor in an exclusive interview with Gold Derby before the nominations, “and it would have that special meta experience, in a sense, playing the world that is your world.” Watch the exclusive interview above.
SEEDylan McDermott (‘Hollywood’) on his career ‘pivot’ and making his character ‘a showman’ [Watch]
One fun aspect of the role is Ellen’s knack for knowing exactly what she wants out of actors. In the series, we see her teaching a young actor about some of...
SEEDylan McDermott (‘Hollywood’) on his career ‘pivot’ and making his character ‘a showman’ [Watch]
One fun aspect of the role is Ellen’s knack for knowing exactly what she wants out of actors. In the series, we see her teaching a young actor about some of...
- 8/28/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Whoa: This year’s Emmy nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie are all former winners, with a total of 16 Emmys between them. But which one of them deserves to add to that total?
FX on Hulu’s Mrs. America dominates the category, with three of the six nominees coming from the 1970s political biopic. Uzo Aduba — a two-time Emmy winner from her years on Orange Is the New Black — is up for playing Black pioneer Shirley Chisholm. Margo Martindale scored her sixth career nod for playing feminist crusader Bella Abzug, and Tracey Ullman — whose comedy...
FX on Hulu’s Mrs. America dominates the category, with three of the six nominees coming from the 1970s political biopic. Uzo Aduba — a two-time Emmy winner from her years on Orange Is the New Black — is up for playing Black pioneer Shirley Chisholm. Margo Martindale scored her sixth career nod for playing feminist crusader Bella Abzug, and Tracey Ullman — whose comedy...
- 8/27/2020
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Playing a role in Netflix limited series Hollywood has not only been “truly, one of the happiest jobs” ever for Holland Taylor, and the source of her well-deserved eighth Emmy nomination, but she also found herself personally very moved by the series’ revisionist history. In Ryan Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan’s version of 1940’s tinsel town, racial and gender biases are challenged and beaten, and Taylor’s studio exec Ellen Kincaid is a key agent of that change. In a role Murphy wrote specifically for her, Taylor leans into Ellen’s heart-rending romance, whip-smart professionalism, and nurturing strength. Here, she discusses the deep meaning of the role and why, if there’s a Season 2, it would be an entirely new experience.
Deadline: Ryan Murphy wrote this role with you in mind. What did he tell you about Ellen Kincaid in the early stages?
Holland Taylor: Well, I do know Ryan somewhat,...
Deadline: Ryan Murphy wrote this role with you in mind. What did he tell you about Ellen Kincaid in the early stages?
Holland Taylor: Well, I do know Ryan somewhat,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Although Netflix’s seven-episode limited series “Hollywood” took an alternate history approach to the types of movies being made — and the people allowed to make them — in its plot, nuances and visual details in the story had to pull directly from the reality of the post-World War II era. This included everything from production design and costumes to hair and makeup.
“I wanted it to be very much straight down the line, stereotypical, everything that happened and how it looked — because we also want to play into the fact that this should have been how it was,” says Eryn Krueger Mekash, makeup department head, “Hollywood.” (She is now nominated in the non-prosthetic period/character makeup category at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards.)
This attitude was especially important for supporting limited series/TV movie actress nominee Holland Taylor’s Ellen Kincaid, an industry executive who in the real-world 1940s may...
“I wanted it to be very much straight down the line, stereotypical, everything that happened and how it looked — because we also want to play into the fact that this should have been how it was,” says Eryn Krueger Mekash, makeup department head, “Hollywood.” (She is now nominated in the non-prosthetic period/character makeup category at the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards.)
This attitude was especially important for supporting limited series/TV movie actress nominee Holland Taylor’s Ellen Kincaid, an industry executive who in the real-world 1940s may...
- 8/12/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Holland Taylor earned her eighth Emmy nomination this year for her performance as studio executive Ellen Kincaid in the Netflix limited series “Hollywood.” She is a previous Emmy winner for her work on “The Practice.”
Taylor spoke with Gold Derby contributing writers Kevin Jacobsen and Tony Ruiz about what it was like to work on a Ryan Murphy show, playing a character with “moxie” and why “Hollywood” is the perfect show for these times. Watch the exclusive interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEDylan McDermott Interview: ‘Hollywood’
Gold Derby (Kevin Jacobsen): So to go back to the beginning, this was your first collaboration with Ryan Murphy. You have certainly been adjacent to that world, of course, with Sarah Paulson. But can you talk about finally getting to work on one of his shows?
Holland Taylor: Well, I just assumed that I wouldn’t be doing a Ryan...
Taylor spoke with Gold Derby contributing writers Kevin Jacobsen and Tony Ruiz about what it was like to work on a Ryan Murphy show, playing a character with “moxie” and why “Hollywood” is the perfect show for these times. Watch the exclusive interview above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEDylan McDermott Interview: ‘Hollywood’
Gold Derby (Kevin Jacobsen): So to go back to the beginning, this was your first collaboration with Ryan Murphy. You have certainly been adjacent to that world, of course, with Sarah Paulson. But can you talk about finally getting to work on one of his shows?
Holland Taylor: Well, I just assumed that I wouldn’t be doing a Ryan...
- 8/9/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Holland Taylor had a ball playing in the world of Netflix’s “Hollywood” as a veteran of Hollywood herself. The Emmy-winning actress plays Ellen Kincaid in the limited series, a movie studio executive with, as producer Ryan Murphy told her before she agreed to the part, a certain level of moxie. “She tries to figure out how to make things happen,” Taylor says in an exclusive new interview with Gold Derby. “It’s a very positive approach towards life and she’s very canny. Yes, she is vulnerable but she also is tough in the sense of resilience.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Having grown up in the ’40s, when “Hollywood” takes place, Taylor has a special fondness for the era and felt comfort in embodying an empowered woman of that era, aided by the period-specific costumes and hairstyles. As Taylor explains, women like Ellen had “a certain composure...
Having grown up in the ’40s, when “Hollywood” takes place, Taylor has a special fondness for the era and felt comfort in embodying an empowered woman of that era, aided by the period-specific costumes and hairstyles. As Taylor explains, women like Ellen had “a certain composure...
- 7/1/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The cast of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood will appear tonight on the livestream Stars In The House series, hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today.
The Stars YouTube series, which benefits The Actors Fund, has been featuring cast reunions lately, often pulling together performers from classic TV like Frasier, Desperate Housewives and Sctv. Tonight, the get-together is of a more recent vintage: Hollywood debuted May 1 on Netflix.
Joining Stars In The House tonight will be David Corenswet (who plays Jack Costello), Darren Criss (Raymond Ainsley), Laura Harrier (Camille Washington), Joe Mantello (Dick Samuels), Dylan McDermott (Ernie West), Jeremy Pope (Archie Coleman), Mira Sorvino (Jeanne Crandall), Holland Taylor (Ellen Kincaid) and Samara Weaving (Claire Wood). The cast is expected to share behind-the-scenes stories and answer viewer questions in real time.
Tonight’s Stars In The House begins at 8 p.m. Et on the show’s YouTube channel and on starsinthehouse.
The Stars YouTube series, which benefits The Actors Fund, has been featuring cast reunions lately, often pulling together performers from classic TV like Frasier, Desperate Housewives and Sctv. Tonight, the get-together is of a more recent vintage: Hollywood debuted May 1 on Netflix.
Joining Stars In The House tonight will be David Corenswet (who plays Jack Costello), Darren Criss (Raymond Ainsley), Laura Harrier (Camille Washington), Joe Mantello (Dick Samuels), Dylan McDermott (Ernie West), Jeremy Pope (Archie Coleman), Mira Sorvino (Jeanne Crandall), Holland Taylor (Ellen Kincaid) and Samara Weaving (Claire Wood). The cast is expected to share behind-the-scenes stories and answer viewer questions in real time.
Tonight’s Stars In The House begins at 8 p.m. Et on the show’s YouTube channel and on starsinthehouse.
- 5/4/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In Hollywood, Holland Taylor plays Ellen Kincaid, a casting and acting expert at Ace Pictures who’s looking to shake things up both personally and professionally. It’s a great role for Taylor, who has spent over 50 years of her life on screen, and who understands the ins and outs of the Hollywood system—as well as the…...
- 5/1/2020
- by Marah Eakin on TV Club, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
The partnership between Ryan Murphy and Netflix continues to bear weird, wonderful fruit.
Netflix has announced that it has ordered another Ryan Murphy-created series to bring to its stream alongside The Politician several other projects in development. This one is called Hollywood and is created by Murphy and Ian Brennen. Hollywood is a seven-episode limited series set in post-World War II Los Angeles. It follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they try to make it big during a very strange time in the world’s history.
Murphy and Brennan will executive produce alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Janet Mock. Murphy, Brennan, and Mock will all write for the series.
This is the latest in a long line of big projects for Murphy, who became one of television’s major power players through creating shows like Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story. In 2018, Murphy signed a first-look deal with Netflix for a purported $300 million.
Netflix has announced that it has ordered another Ryan Murphy-created series to bring to its stream alongside The Politician several other projects in development. This one is called Hollywood and is created by Murphy and Ian Brennen. Hollywood is a seven-episode limited series set in post-World War II Los Angeles. It follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they try to make it big during a very strange time in the world’s history.
Murphy and Brennan will executive produce alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Janet Mock. Murphy, Brennan, and Mock will all write for the series.
This is the latest in a long line of big projects for Murphy, who became one of television’s major power players through creating shows like Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story. In 2018, Murphy signed a first-look deal with Netflix for a purported $300 million.
- 4/20/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan are pulling back the curtain on Hollywood.
Netflix on Monday dropped the first trailer for Hollywood, a new limited series that aims to show viewers that there are some significant caveats to living a life in the lights.
The series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood's Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day.
Provocative and incisive, Hollywood exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.
Hollywood stars David Corenswet as Jack, Darren Criss as Raymond, Jeremy Pope as Archie, Laura Harrier as Camille, Samara Weaving as Claire, Dylan McDermott as Ernie, Holland Taylor as Ellen Kincaid,...
Netflix on Monday dropped the first trailer for Hollywood, a new limited series that aims to show viewers that there are some significant caveats to living a life in the lights.
The series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood's Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day.
Provocative and incisive, Hollywood exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.
Hollywood stars David Corenswet as Jack, Darren Criss as Raymond, Jeremy Pope as Archie, Laura Harrier as Camille, Samara Weaving as Claire, Dylan McDermott as Ernie, Holland Taylor as Ellen Kincaid,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“This town is all about dreams,” Dylan McDermott says at the start of the official “Hollywood” trailer Netflix debuted Monday.
In the upcoming streaming limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, McDermott’s character, Ernie, is a man who owns a gas station that runs a secret call boy operation on the side but who had dreams of becoming a movie star. Veteran Jack (David Corenswet) has similar dreams, but ends up working at Ernie’s operation. But “Hollywood” is not just a tale about hustling to make money while trying to keep aspirations alive; it focuses on a group of up-and-coming creative types who pursue those goals whole-heartedly in post-World War II Tinseltown.
The series is one that “rewrites the Hollywood ending,” Brennan previously told Variety. Calling it a “delightful fantasy to write,” Brennan notes that in the limited series, “The characters who had been, and in the...
In the upcoming streaming limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, McDermott’s character, Ernie, is a man who owns a gas station that runs a secret call boy operation on the side but who had dreams of becoming a movie star. Veteran Jack (David Corenswet) has similar dreams, but ends up working at Ernie’s operation. But “Hollywood” is not just a tale about hustling to make money while trying to keep aspirations alive; it focuses on a group of up-and-coming creative types who pursue those goals whole-heartedly in post-World War II Tinseltown.
The series is one that “rewrites the Hollywood ending,” Brennan previously told Variety. Calling it a “delightful fantasy to write,” Brennan notes that in the limited series, “The characters who had been, and in the...
- 4/20/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Golden Age of Hollywood is getting a makeover in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix limited series, and the trailer released Monday promises all the glitz and glamour you’d expect.
Led by Murphy go-to Darren Criss, “The Politician’s” David Corenswet and Broadway star Jeremy Pope, “Hollywood” centers on “a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost.”
In the trailer above, Pope’s character — who can later be seen holding hands with another man on the red carpet — boldly states a desire to give the story of Hollywood a “rewrite.” His tone gets noticeably less optimistic after a molotov cocktail comes crashing through his window.
Also Read: 'Hollywood': Netflix Shares First Look at Ryan Murphy Limited Series (Photos)
Per Netflix, “Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age,...
Led by Murphy go-to Darren Criss, “The Politician’s” David Corenswet and Broadway star Jeremy Pope, “Hollywood” centers on “a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost.”
In the trailer above, Pope’s character — who can later be seen holding hands with another man on the red carpet — boldly states a desire to give the story of Hollywood a “rewrite.” His tone gets noticeably less optimistic after a molotov cocktail comes crashing through his window.
Also Read: 'Hollywood': Netflix Shares First Look at Ryan Murphy Limited Series (Photos)
Per Netflix, “Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
“Overnight!” That’s what Holland Taylor infamously shouted 21 years ago when she won her first career Emmy Award for playing fan-favorite judge Roberta Kittleson on “The Practice.” (Watch the 1999 Emmy flashback video above.) Taylor’s victory as Best Drama Supporting Actress was a bit of a shocker that year, especially considering she was a recurring guest star on the ABC legal series competing against series regulars like Lara Flynn Boyle and Camryn Manheim from her own show as well as Kim Delaney (“NYPD Blue”) and Nancy Marchand (“The Sopranos”). Can Taylor now win a bookend trophy for her role as savvy casting director Ellen Kincaid on the Netflix limited series “Hollywood”?
At the Emmy podium, Taylor took a beat as she looked down at the crumpled paper in her hand. “I’m so glad I wrote something,” she declared before adding, “I’m so sorry I can’t see it.
At the Emmy podium, Taylor took a beat as she looked down at the crumpled paper in her hand. “I’m so glad I wrote something,” she declared before adding, “I’m so sorry I can’t see it.
- 4/17/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Netflix released a new batch of first look photos for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming limited series “Hollywood” on Thursday, featuring series stars Darren Criss, David Corenswet, Jeremy Pope and more.
The period drama, set to debut on May 1, follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. According to Netflix, “Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day. Provocative and incisive, ‘Hollywood’ exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.”
In a statement accompanying the image, executive producer Janet Mock explained that the show looks to the past in an attempt to clarify the current moment.
Also Read: Ryan Murphy...
The period drama, set to debut on May 1, follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. According to Netflix, “Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day. Provocative and incisive, ‘Hollywood’ exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.”
In a statement accompanying the image, executive producer Janet Mock explained that the show looks to the past in an attempt to clarify the current moment.
Also Read: Ryan Murphy...
- 4/2/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Alec Bojalad Feb 20, 2020
Netflix has ordered Hollywood, a series from Ryan Murphy set in post-World War II Los Angeles.
The partnership between Ryan Murphy and Netflix continues to bear weird, wonderful fruit.
Netflix has announced that it has ordered another Ryan Murphy-created series to bring to its stream alongside The Politician several other projects in development. This one is called Hollywood and is created by Murphy and Ian Brennen. Hollywood is a seven-episode limited series set in post-World War II Los Angeles. It follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they try to make it big during a very strange time in the world's history.
Murphy and Brennan will executive produce alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Janet Mock. Murphy, Brennan, and Mock will all write for the series.
This is the latest in a long line of big projects for Murphy, who became one of television's major power players through creating shows like Nip/Tuck,...
Netflix has ordered Hollywood, a series from Ryan Murphy set in post-World War II Los Angeles.
The partnership between Ryan Murphy and Netflix continues to bear weird, wonderful fruit.
Netflix has announced that it has ordered another Ryan Murphy-created series to bring to its stream alongside The Politician several other projects in development. This one is called Hollywood and is created by Murphy and Ian Brennen. Hollywood is a seven-episode limited series set in post-World War II Los Angeles. It follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they try to make it big during a very strange time in the world's history.
Murphy and Brennan will executive produce alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Janet Mock. Murphy, Brennan, and Mock will all write for the series.
This is the latest in a long line of big projects for Murphy, who became one of television's major power players through creating shows like Nip/Tuck,...
- 2/20/2020
- Den of Geek
Netflix has set the premiere date for Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood,” the first series the streaming service ordered from the prolific producer after signing him to a mega overall deal in February 2018.
The seven-episode limited series starring Darren Criss, “Politician” breakout David Corenswet and Jeremy Pope will debut on May 1, Netflix revealed Wednesday.
The streaming service also unveiled the key art for the show — which you can view below — and provided us with the official synopsis for “Hollywood,” a project with a plot that has very much been kept under wraps until now.
Also Read: 'Halston': See Ewan McGregor Transform Into a Fashion Legend in First Look at Ryan Murphy Netflix Series (Video)
Here’s the logline, courtesy of Netflix:
A new limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, “Hollywood” follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it...
The seven-episode limited series starring Darren Criss, “Politician” breakout David Corenswet and Jeremy Pope will debut on May 1, Netflix revealed Wednesday.
The streaming service also unveiled the key art for the show — which you can view below — and provided us with the official synopsis for “Hollywood,” a project with a plot that has very much been kept under wraps until now.
Also Read: 'Halston': See Ewan McGregor Transform Into a Fashion Legend in First Look at Ryan Murphy Netflix Series (Video)
Here’s the logline, courtesy of Netflix:
A new limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, “Hollywood” follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it...
- 2/20/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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