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Hollywood is an American drama television miniseries starring an ensemble cast including David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello, Dylan McDermott, Jake Picking, Jeremy Pope, Holland Taylor, Samara Weaving, Jim Parsons, and Patti LuPone. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, it was released on Netflix on May 1, 2020.
Hollywood: Created by Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy. With David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello. A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big - no matter the cost.
- (40K)
- 2020-05-01
- Drama, History
- 347
- 3 min
- Cady Lang,Anna Purna Kambhampaty
- Anna May Wong. When viewers first encounter Anna May Wong (played by Michelle Krusiec) in Hollywood, she tells Criss’ director Raymond Ainsley that audiences “don’t want a leading lady that looks like me.”
- Hattie McDaniel. “Just think, what would Hattie McDaniel do?” Camille Washington, an aspiring actress played by Laura Harrier, is told while shooting a scene in which she plays a housemaid.
- Camille Washington. Camille Washington, played by Laura Harrier, is a fictional character inspired by Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge, according to Murphy.
- Henry Willson and Rock Hudson. Rock Hudson was one of the most sought-after leading men during the 1950s and 1960s, playing opposite stars like Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor and Lauren Bacall.
- Darren Criss. PRIOR MURPHY CREDITS Glee, American Horror Story; Hotel, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. HOLLYWOOD ROLE Raymond, director.
- Jim Parsons. PRIOR MURPHY CREDITS The Normal Heart, Boys in the Band (Broadway), Boys in the Band (Netflix) HOLLYWOOD ROLE Henry Willson, Talent Agent. Parsons was deep into his second rendition of Boys in the Band, this time for Netflix, when Murphy approached him about Hollywood.
- Joe Mantello. PRIOR MURPHY CREDITS The Normal Heart, Boys in the Band (Broadway), Boys in the Band (Netflix) HOLLYWOOD ROLE Dick, film executive. Mantello was initially uneasy about jumping into another series, but the Broadway director and sometime actor ultimately found the draw of Murphy impossible to resist.
- Dylan McDermott. PRIOR MURPHY CREDITS American Horror Story, The Politician. HOLLYWOOD ROLE Ernie, Service station owner. McDermott has quickly become a go-to member of Murphy’s traveling troupe.
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