Fresh off the record-breaking success of her hit Hulu indie
Palm Springs, the actress is returning to familiar surroundings, only this time as the face of HBO Max s new series
Made for Love, which EW has the exclusive first look at. Made for Love Credit: HBO Max The story is about a woman who has left her tech mogul husband only to discover that he has put a surveillance chip in her brain, explains showrunner Christina Lee of her adaptation of Alissa Nutting s best-selling novel. That, in and of itself, was a fantastic premise for a show. But what really drew me in was Alissa s voice. Her writing has a way of making you feel queasy and delighted at the same time, making you burst into laughter. She set up such a fun and unique world to adapt and expand from. Plus, what other show can boast that they have a sex doll and a dolphin as main characters?
To celebrate these big goals, EW chatted with
Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence (
Scrubs) about the continued outpouring of love for the series and what to expect in season 2, which is currently in production.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congrats on a good morning.
BILL LAWRENCE: Yeah, this kind of stuff is always fun. I m just so happy for Jason, because he s kind of a voice and leader of the show. And I m sure those guys can all use a pick me up. They re over in London shooting as we speak.
I was gonna ask if you were in the U.K. as well, but, no, sounds like you re in Los Angeles and having to get up at a crazy hour.
Small Axe more than fits that bill.
On Wednesday, BBC and Amazon Prime Video s collection of five films from McQueen, the director and co-writer on all of them, was nominated for both Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Supporting Actor for
Red, White and Blue star John Boyega.
EW hopped on the phone with McQueen, who was in the U.K., to discuss
Small Axe s big morning and what needs to be done to make sure Black films and filmmakers start to receive the deserved recognition.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congrats, both on the nominations and not having to wake up early. Being in the U.K., you can probably have a normal morning before the madness.
Fast & Furious (2009)
Best Line: There s not much dialogue here, so instead let s give it to Dom s laugh (if that is what we re calling it).
Most WTF moment: Putting yourself back in 2008, when this trailer first dropped, remember how different entertainment news and the internet was. We didn t know every movie that was coming out for the next five years, or even the next month. So, imagine sitting in the theater, waiting to watch
Fool s Gold, as one does, and this trailer comes on. You re intrigued, but what is it? And then, boom, Dom is revealed at the 1:15 mark! You re going to be running home to hop on your dial up and get tickets on Fandango.