The Treatment

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actress Taraji P. Henson, a recent SAG Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple. Next, Origin director Ava DuVernay talks about adapting the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. And on the Treat, Upload creator Greg Daniels talks about that rare source of comedy inspiration: books.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Colman Domingo, who’s currently starring in both the biopic Rustin and the musical adaptation of The Color Purple. Next, actress Rashida Jones talks about the Hulu series The Other Black Girl, which she produced. And on The Treat, Have You Got it Yet? director Roddy Bogawa talks about a “punk rock” documentary that “hijacked” his life.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hua Hsu, whose memoir Stay True — about grief, friendship, and identity — is now out in paperback. Then, co-directors Bethann Hardison and Fédéric Tcheng discuss their film about Hardison’s groundbreaking activism for people of color in the modeling industry. And for the Treat, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse co-director Kemp Powers talks about a novel whose precise details inspired him in his own storytelling.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Grammy winners Billie Eilish and Finneas, who talk about their Grammy nominated song “What Was I Made For?” from the 2023 blockbuster film Barbie. Then actor and director Benny Safdie stops by to talk about his role in the Showtime series The Curse. And on The Treat, our own Elvis Mitchell talks about some unconventional Christmas favorites.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back actor and producer David Oyelowo, who is currently starring on the Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Next, director Brian Helgeland stops by to talk about his latest film, the crime drama Finestkind. And on The Treat, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Hua Hsu talks about a jazz saxophonist whose music felt like life.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with storyteller Noah Hawley, whose series Fargo is now in its fifth installment on FX and Hulu. Then, we re-visit Elvis’ conversation with Bottoms director Emma Seligman. And on The Treat, Priscilla director Sofia Coppola talks about the book that inspired her latest film.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actor and now author Patrick Stewart, who stops by to talk about his memoir Making It So. Then May December director Todd Haynes joins to discuss his new film starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. And on The Treat, Barbie director Greta Gerwig talks about a 1972 glam rock album that still takes her on a ride.

This week on The Treatment, “Barbenheimer!” First, Elvis welcomes Greta Gerwig, director of the highly regarded summer box office smash, Barbie. She talks about her cinematic inspirations and how she hopes she hit the mark with her take on the iconic toy. Then, actor Cillian Murphy — star of Oppenheimer — joins to talk about disappearing into the role of “father of the atomic bomb,” J. Robert Oppenheimer.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes back director Sofia Coppola, whose latest project is Priscilla, adapted from the 1986 memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. Then, director Thom Zimny talks about his latest documentary Sly about action icon Sylvester Stallone. And for the Treat, Slip creator and star Zoe Lister-Jones reveals an album that kept her company as she worked on the Roku comedy series. 

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes the filmmakers behind the short documentary Now and Then – The Last Beatles Song to break down the making of the Beatles’ recently released “final” song. Then, Greg Daniels, the creator of Prime Video’s Upload (and many other iconic comedies) stops by to talk about the show’s third season. And on the Treat, Shortcomings director Randall Park reveals a favorite album that’s a real trip.