THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST

8-time Emmy winning production designer KEITH RAYWOOD recently wrapped his 40th year working on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - working on the landmark 50th anniversary season as well as the concert & live three-hour special that went along with this milestone year.

Charlene Akuamoah is the costume designer of the new Netflix series BET based on a popular Manga series. The show is about a transfer student from Japan, Yumeko, who is a skilled gambler & challenges the established hierarchy and the school's power structure at St. Dominic's Prep, an exclusive private boarding school where underground gambling dictates the social order. The series is now streaming on Netflix.

BAFTA-nominated production designer Richard Bullock discusses his work on the Peacock series DAY OF THE JACKAL starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.

Richard’s past credits include Frank, the Peaky Blinders tv series, Terminal, the Netflix series War of the Worlds and Blind.

Oscar-nominated director/writer Jessica Sanders, writer Avi Rothman (PALM ROYALE, BARB & STAR, WONDER WOMAN 1984), and actor Vivian Bang (ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE, THE PARENTING) is the team behind the Tribeca-selected short film I WANT TO FEEL FUN which is set to have its’ world premiere at the festival. The short - along with Vivian and Avi - stars Simon Rex and Esther Povitsky, and is about one day in Los Angeles in search of connection, love and Nicki Minaj.

Ernesto Dìaz Espinoza, Scott Adkins, and Marko Zaror is the team behind the new action thriller film Diablo, now playing in limited theaters and available to rent & buy on digital.

In the film, Adkins stars as Kris Chaney, a warrior who seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl’s mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and the terrifying psychotic killer El Corvo (Marko Zaror) to exact his revenge, Kris will need to draw upon everything he has ever learned -- in and out of lockup -- to stay alive and keep his word.

Espinoza is the director of the film.

Toni Barton is the production designer behind the Peacock original miniseries “FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST" based on the 2020 podcast of the same name fictionalizing an actual armed robbery at an Atlanta party on the night of Muhammad Ali's October 1970 comeback fight after being stripped of his boxing license in 1967 for being a conscientious objector to fighting in the Vietnam War. The series stars Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard.

Toni’s past credits include Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Person of Interest, The Big C, Girls, & Daredevil.

8-time Emmy winner Jodi Mancuso is the hair department head for Saturday Night Live. She's been with SNL for 24 years.

10-time Emmy winner Louie Zakarian is the make up department head for Saturday Night Live. He's been with SNL for 30 years.

In this interview, they share insights into working on the landmark 50th season of SNL, the anniversary concert & three-hour special, and the political nature of the season given the litany of political characters featured amidst the unprecedented 2024 election.

Composer Gavin Brivik recently scored MAX's series  The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle. In addition to scoring the show, Gavin also co-wrote the end credit song, “Fail Forward” with singer/songwriter Taji. The 15-part drama explores the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America with each episode following an hour of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital emergency room’s chief attendant’s 15-hour shift. 

His past credits include Neon's How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Wild Indian, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival; The Secrets of Playboy; the Paramount/Blumhouse film The Visitor, directed by Justin Lange; and more.

Craig Perry is the producer of FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES, the latest installment in the FINAL DESTINATION franchise. The film has broken box office records as having the highest grossing opening at the box office in the franchise as well as the biggest opening for an R rated horror film since the pandemic. Craig's other credits include the all of the other Final Destination films, the American Pie films, Cats & Dogs, and Little Black Book.

Rob Lowry has cemented himself as one of the most sought-after music supervisors in the industry today, with credits including The Lost City, the black comedy slasher Freaky, Sundance darling Cha Cha Real Smooth, Netflix doc Hal & Harper, and Max’s cultural sensation Gossip Girl. In 2025, he continues to push boundaries with films  like Companion (New Line), Heart Eyes (Spyglass/Sony), Novocaine (FilmNation/Paramount), Drop (Universal) and Friendship (A24).