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Mikey O'Connell

TV Features Editor

Mikey O'Connell is the TV Features Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where he's held several positions since joining the magazine in 2011. Though his primary focus is covering the television industry, he frequently explores culture and film — writing and reporting features, news, interviews and profiles, as well as overseeing many annual editorial packages such as the Hollywood's 50 Most Powerful Showrunners issue. Mikey also manages weekly Q&A franchise Creative Space and wonders how many days will pass before his parents notice this new bio. (He'll report back on that.)

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John Landgraf’s Optimistic Forecast for Hollywood: “It’ll Still Be Here”

With clarity on very, very few fronts in the industry, the FX boss adopted a "keep calm and carry on" attitude during a Thursday panel — reminding the audience that struggle begets creativity. 

CBS Execs Unveil New Plans, Talk Grammys Exit and Colbert Negotiations 

When asked about 60 Minutes' ongoing legal battle with the president, CEO George Cheeks kindly replied, "I appreciate the try, but I’ve had no tequila today."

Danny McBride Talks ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Finale and His Note for Suburban Movie Theaters

The creator-star, signing off from his third HBO series, opens up about ending his megachurch comedy, his lessons from relocating to Charleston and what he thinks the movie studios should really be worried about. (Hint: it's not the movies.)

Tina Fey and ’30 Rock’ Friends Lang Fisher, Tracey Wigfield on Their ‘Four Seasons’ Reunion

"Please don't hold it against us that we had a nice time making this."

22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History

'The Last of Us' is the latest TV series to kill off a major character. Here are some of the biggest small-screen fatalities over the decades.

Tim Baltz Has Always Been ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Pole-Dancing, Monkey-Kissing Moral Center

Ahead of May's series finale, the actor who's suffered his character's many (many) indignities with grace, talks about the series' end, the Comedy Central job that very well could have killed him and moving on from playing a nerd.

Tina Fey on Her New Netflix Series: “It Saved Me From Just Shrinking Up Like a Little Granny Apple Head”

Fronting her first series since '30 Rock,' 'The Four Seasons' creator and star opens up about loss, that Lorne comment and why she's ignoring the impulse to hide and retire: "I'm always out here hustling."

‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Wants Us Worried — and Not for the Reasons You’d Think

The high-strung satirist, who says he calms down when everybody else is on edge, on surrendering to Alexa and his knack for making prescient TV: “The cynic in me says, ‘We should have fucking monetized that.’”

‘The White Lotus’ Longest-Running Guest Speaks: Jon Gries on How Things Panned Out for Greg

"I've been reluctantly dubbed 'the mayor,'" says the three-season alum.

‘Happy Face’ Producers on Crafting a Mostly Murder-Free Serial Killer Drama

"After we sold it, we were worried that they didn't realize," showrunner Jennifer Cacicio says of nixing the violence in her Paramount+ true crime series.

‘The White Lotus’ Uncensored Oral History: Mike White and Cast Spill Season 3’s Secrets

The creator and dozens of cast and crew reveal all the inside gossip, incestuous drama and behind-the-scenes mischief of TV’s most sensational hit.

Walton Goggins Waited Six Months (and Seven Hours) to Film That ‘White Lotus’ Scene

"All of a sudden, 10,000 pounds lifted off of my shoulders," the actor says of his storyline's crescendo in the penultimate episode of season three.