Jean Smart's turn as Deborah Vance on 'Hacks' won her the Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy last year – and history seems poised to repeat itself this year.

In this re-released chat, Jean sits down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about the latest season of ‘Hacks’ on HBO Max. H. Alan Scott does his best to contain his excitement about speaking with Jean Smart.

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We're revisiting our chat with Oscar-nominated actress Amanda Seyfried ahead of a big night — 'The Dropout' is nominated for 6 Emmys, including Seyfried for her performance as Elizabeth Holmes.

H. Alan chats with her about how she found Holmes’ unique voice, understanding the case against Holmes, and whether Seyfried will ever do another musical.

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When Cynthia Addai-Robinson was cast as Queen Regent Míriel in Amazon Prime’s highly anticipated ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ she didn’t have time to feel nervous. “I felt just disbelief. It felt like winning the lottery, to be honest.” Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chatted with Cynthia about the series, how it feels to play queen, and what she hopes people take from the series. “I think people are hungry for, especially within fantasy, something that feels forward facing…Just to be a woman of color in this world, it feels like if you're gonna tell this story now, you’d want to have that.”

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Do you have what it takes to compete on CBS’s Survivor? Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott does not, which is why he decided to chat with two people who have about it. Rob Cesternino and Stephen Fishbach join H. Alan to talk about their experiences competing on the reality competition series, what it’s really like, and how the edit doesn’t always tell the whole story.

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If anybody is going to fight a lion in a movie, it’s going to be Idris Elsa. And he does exactly that in ‘Beast’ (August 19). “We've put a movie together that feels like a popcorn movie,” Elba told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a widower who takes his two daughters to a South African game reserve to heal the loss of their mother until things go dangerously wrong. “It's a survival film with an African American family. Culturally, I felt like something that we hadn't seen before.” In addition to ‘Beast,’ Elba can also be seen this month in the film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ with Tilda Swinton. And, of course, H. Alan had to ask Elba about his stint on ‘The Office.’

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Jon Gabrus is ready to party. He does exactly that on TruTV’s ‘101 Places to Party Before You Die,’ which he co-hosts with pal Adam Pally (‘Happy Endings,’ ‘The Mindy Project’). Jon spoke with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about the show, where he likes to party, how he became comfortable with nudity and his path to body positivity.

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Using a beloved film like ‘A League of Their Own’ as source material for a new Amazon Prime series by the same name comes with more than just anxiety, as co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson is acutely feeling right now. “Listen, this is people's favorite f**king movie. There’s so much pressure,” Jacobson tells Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott on the latest Parting Shot. The two chat about making the show, what it says about women today, and why telling these diverse stories is so important.

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Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ is one of the most unique memoirs to come out this year. From iCarly fame to a troubled relationship with her mother, McCurdy’s memoir has something everybody can relate to. McCurdy spoke with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about the trauma of her past, fame, and how writing the memoir was emblematic of a hard earned mental and personal growth journey.

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Imagine you get catfished by your dad. That really happened to James Morosini, and now it’s the basis for the new film ‘I Love My Dad.’ Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with Morosini about the film, which he also directed and wrote, what it was like working with Patton Oswalt (who plays his dad), and where things stand with his family now.

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 On August 11th, 1997, Barbara Walters introduced her new ABC daytime talk show The View. Since then, the show has become a politically potent show. But in a post-Trump (and post-Meghan McCain on ‘The View’) era, is ‘The View’ still relevant, or has it lost its view? Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with writer Amanda Fitzsimons about her 2019 New York Times magazine article ‘How ‘The View’ Became the Most Important Political TV Show in America.’

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