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In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo pops in his earbuds and hits the audiobooks to discuss the Audible Original, “The Best Man’s Ghostwriter.” The audible original podcast follows a speechwriter who makes a living ghostwriting best-man speeches and gets entangled in the often ridiculous world of male friendship. The Audible Original stars Glen Powell, Nicholas Braun, Ashley Park, D’Arcy Carden, Lance Bass, Lukas Gage, Alex Wolff, Debra Messing, George Takei, Jack McBrayer, Nicole Byer, Jason Mantzoukas, and more.  READ MORE: Jenna Ortega To Star Opposite Glen Powell In J.J. Abrams’ New Film Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the Audible Original Podcast is the star and producer of the show, Glen Powell, who plays the ghostwriter, Nate, in the podcast. Powell’s career has been on fire with hits like “Anyone But You,” “Twisters,” and “Hit Man.” Audiences may be surprised to hear that he’s decided to produce an audio podcast series, but no one was as surprised as Powell himself. 

Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Unfortunately, it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen some of his work. Thankfully, that’s about to change as Netflix readies the release of his latest feature, “Rebel Ridge.” But it wasn’t smooth sailing to get to this point. And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we talk to Saulnier about the long journey it took for “Rebel Ridge” to get released.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo uncovers a new monster in “Cuckoo.” The film follows a 17-year-old girl forced to move with her family to a European resort where things are not what they seem. The Tilman Singer (“Luz”) film stars Hunter Shafer, Marton Csokas, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick and more.  READ MORE: ‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer Thriller That’s For The Birds Dan Stevens joins the podcast to discuss his role as the sinister Herr König, the owner of the mysterious resort. During the interview, Stevens discussed jumping on board Singer’s second feature after being impressed with “Luz,” the director’s first low-budget hit, for a lesser thought reason.

In this week's episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo hits the books to discuss “Lessons in Chemistry.” Set in the 1950s, The Apple TV+ series follows Elizabeth Zott and her dream of being a chemist, which is put on hold when she finds herself pregnant, alone, and fired from her lab. The Emmy-nominated limited series stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Alice Halsey, Rainn Wilson, Aja Naomi King, Beau Bridges, and more. READ MORE: ‘‘Lessons In Chemistry’ Review: Brie Larson Anchors Ambitious Adaptation Of Hit Book Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the series is one of the stars & executive producers of the show, Brie Larson, who plays Elizabeth Zott. During the interview, Larson discussed being on the project from day one—which was actually years before the book was even published— and talks a little about her Marvel role as the superheroine Captain Marvel.

Welcome back to Deep Focus. In this week’s episode, host Rodrigo Perez, also the Editor-in-Chief of The Playlist.net taslks to Michael Sarnoski, the writer and director of “A Quiet Place: Day One” which is now available to rent or buy digitally from Paramount Home Entertainment.   Sarnoski, as you probably know launched his career with the quiet and delicate indie “Pig” which featured a beautifully nuanced performance out of Nicolas Cage. For his “A Quiet Place” spin-off prequel, when John Krasinski, the writer/director of the previous two franchise installments called Sarnoski to pitch him the project, he wondered if the filmmaker would want to bring his “Pig” touch to the franchise.   Sarnoski went away, thought about it a bit, and pitched his take on the movie, something epic in scale set in New York, but in many ways, deeply human, character driven and subverting a lot of blockbuster tropes in the meantime. And they all went for it. And when Krasinski said he wanted some of that “Pig” touch brought into the ‘Quiet Place’ franchise, well he got exactly that and maybe more.   As you may already know, ‘Day One’ flashes back to the first day of the invasion by deadly creatures who hunt by sound in one of the loudest places on Earth: New York City.  Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn give emotionally devastating and riveting performances as strangers who embark on a harrowing journey through the eerily quiet streets of Manhattan in order to just get a slice of pizza.   I spoke to Sarnoski all about the pitching of the film, the creation of the film, working with John Krasinski, Jeff Nichols’ version of the script—he was the first filmmaker on the project but bowed out—whether he would ever attempt more ‘A Quiet Place’ sequel and his upcoming next film, “The Death Of Robin Hood” which will star Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo powers up to discuss “The Umbrella Academy.” The Netflix series follows a group of former child superheroes that must reluctantly reunite again and again to save the world. The final season stars Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hooper, Nick Offerman, David Cross, Megan Mullally, and more. READ MORE: ‘Sunny’: Rashida Jones Talks Her Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi Drama, A Potential ‘Parks & Recreation’ Reunion & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the superhero series is one of the stars of the show, Robert Sheehan, who plays Klaus. During the interview, Sheehan discussed first joining the show despite having become well-known in the UK for playing a superpowered character who, like Klaus, was also basically immortal. 

In this week's episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo bonds with bots while discussing “Sunny.” The Apple TV+ series follows Suzie, an American woman in future Japan, and Sunny, a domestic robot, as they uncover the dark truth behind her husband and son's recent mysterious plane crash disappearance. The show stars Rashida Jones, Joanna Sotomura, Judy Ongg, Hidetoshi Nishijima, and more. READ MORE: ‘Sunny’ Review: Ambitious, Creative Sci-fi Dramedy Defies Expectations Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the ambitious sci-fi mystery series is Executive Producer and Star, Rashida Jones. During the interview, Jones discussed jumping on board the project late in the process but being thrilled by the wealth of material showrunner Katie Robbins had compiled to visualize the series.

Showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, and Hayden Schlossberg joined Bingeworthy to discuss spoilers (yes, SPOILER ALERT) for Season 6, Part 1 of the hit series. During the interview, the team discussed their goals for the first five episodes of the epic final season after the fall of Cobra Kai and Terry Silver in the previous season.  “As you saw in that first episode, it's about bringing everybody back together,” Hurwitz shared. “Most of the dojo is all in one place and it's bringing them together. And then having Johnny, Daniel, and Chozen go, ‘Okay, we need to figure out our dojo name,’ and what's their path going forward?"  Much of the initial five episodes of this final season are spent gathering the six team members who will represent the new, united LaRusso and Lawrence dojo in the much-anticipated Sekai Taikai tournament in Barcelona. The showrunners discussed the process of narrowing down the team and constructing a satisfying journey for fans.

It’s that time of year again—San Diego Comic-Con! It’s the time when the West Coast becomes nerd Mecca and studios trot out their best projects to help create some hype. And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we talk about the upcoming event and what we might expect will be announced. And yes, a lot of the discussion centers are Marvel Studios.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo, keeping with the trend, ponders the Roman Empire while discussing “Those About to Die.” The Peacock series follows the many types of people who entertained the masses in the Roman Empire - from Emperors, criminals, the wealthy and powerful, down to the lowly horse wranglers. The show stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Jojo Macari, Sara Martins, and more. READ MORE: ‘‘The Convert’: Guy Pearce Talks About His Latest Film, ‘Memento,’ ‘The Proposition’ & More [The Discourse Podcast] Joining Bingeworthy to discuss the epic historical drama is Director/Producer Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “2012”). During the interview, Emmerich discussed his desire to narrow the focus of the series and not just make it a show about the Roman Empire, but the importance of sporting events as a tool to control the masses.