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Skip Intro with Krista Smith is an award-winning show, bringing you dynamic conversations with the exceptional people behind your favorite films, series, specials, and documentaries on Netflix.
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Oct 3, 2025 • 45min
Louis Partridge (House of Guinness)
Skip Intro comes to New York this week to talk to Louis Partridge of Enola Holmes fame.
Partridge takes on the role of Edward Guinness in the new series House of Guinness. He also stars as Wickham in Netflix’s upcoming Pride & Prejudice adaptation, as well as the younger Billy Crudup character in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly.
The 22-year-old actor shares what it was like to meet his first casting director, playing rugby and being mischievous in school, and his girlfriend’s funny American accent.
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Sep 26, 2025 • 47min
Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit)
Jason Bateman stars alongside Jude Law in the high-octane limited series, Black Rabbit. The two take on brother duo, Jake & Vince, running a restaurant bar in the chaos of New York nightlife.
Bateman reveals his trick for pivoting between his character Vince and simultaneously directing and executive producing the series.
The Emmy-winning director also shares what it was like to reunite with the Ozark crew, sending a daughter off to college for the first time, and his unending love for the Dodgers.
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Sep 19, 2025 • 40min
Meghann Fahy (Sirens)
A new season of Skip Intro returns — with a fresh new look!
This week:
Meghann Fahy’s outstanding performance in Sirens earned her a second Emmy-nomination — this time for Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
She plays the sharp, dark, and funny Devon DeWitt, a role that Fahy says she hadn’t had the opportunity to step into before, and the first pilot that she really chased after loving the script.
Fahy shares what it was like to pursue acting in NY as opposed to LA, her love of singing, and the best things about working with Julianne Moore on set.
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Aug 15, 2025 • 33min
Arden Cho
KPop Demon Hunters has officially gone golden — and Arden Cho voices HUNTR/X front woman, Rumi.
Born and raised in Texas, moving to Minnesota for high school, then college in Illinois, Cho often grappled with her Asian American identity while also facing an exhausting pressure to be “perfect” as a way to honor her immigrant parents.
Cho shares what it was like to grow thicker skin in LA, her experience on Teen Wolf and Partner Track, and her love for playing poker as a woman underestimated in the game.
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Jun 13, 2025 • 38min
Monica Barbaro
Monica Barbaro joins Arnold Schwarzenegger for the return of action-comedy series, Fubar (Season 2).
While reprising her role as CIA agent Emma Brunner, Barbaro simultaneously filmed the character Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown alongside Timothée Chalamet — for which she earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Barbaro shares the struggles of breaking into the industry without having connections, her earlier years as a ballet dancer, and what it was like learning to fly fighter jets with Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick.
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May 16, 2025 • 34min
Ted Danson
Ted Danson has appeared as a regular in more television shows than any other actor to date — from classics like Cheers and Becker, to more recent hits like The Good Place and A Man on the Inside.
Danson shares what drew him most to A Man on the Inside, his deep appreciation for writer-director Michael Schur, and what continues to inspire him to work at age 77.
The actor also reveals how he's dealt with his relationship to fame over the years and his long commitment to ocean conservation work.
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Apr 25, 2025 • 39min
Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones is no stranger to the Black Mirror universe. From co-writing the hit episode "Nosedive," to being a megafan of the series — she now takes a lead role in the new Season 7 opener, "Common People."
Jones reveals why her character felt like "the most acting" of any performance and how creating a relatable, natural dynamic was essential for both thematic storytelling and viewer experience.
This month, the actor-writer-filmmaker was honored in TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2025. Jones also shares her unabashed rejection of society's anti-aging pressures and reflects on the recent passing of her father, Quincy Jones.
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Apr 4, 2025 • 32min
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau chats with Krista Smith in New York for the return of Survival of the Thickest (Season 2). Buteau stars as the vibrant and charming Mavis Beaumont — a resilient stylist determined to pioneer a space for the women often ignored in a world of high-fashion.Buteau shares on Skip Intro what it took to overcome rejection in her own life, how to stand in your power, and her commitment to "make it fun!"We also catch up on Buteau's last five years as a mom of twins and what it was like to make history as the first woman to film a stand-up special at Radio City Music Hall.Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

Mar 7, 2025 • 29min
Kaitlyn Dever
Kaitlyn Dever returns to Skip Intro after six years of continuing to build her craft as a dynamic actor and talented musician.Dever talks about how her latest role in Apple Cider Vinegar came to her at a poignant time in her life, the recent passing of her mother from breast cancer, and what still brings her the most joy on set after being in the business for nearly two decades.Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

Feb 28, 2025 • 38min
Jane Fonda & Troy Garity
Jane Fonda and her son Troy Garity join our show the week of the 2025 SAG Awards, where Fonda was honored with SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute — the Life Achievement Award.She talks about the origin of her iconic Klute shag haircut, how she once fought off a bear in New Mexico, and what she looks forward to doing next in her best decade yet.Garity shares the helpful advice his mother gave him for his first film, Bandits, and how remaining empathetic, creative, and hopeful as an actor creates a path for finding solutions in a chaotic world.Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.