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A podcast from Netflix Queue, the journal that celebrates the people, ideas, and process of creating great entertainment on Netflix and beyond. Host Krista Smith is joined by a different co-host each episode – Franklin Leonard, Tre'vell Anderson, and others – to give an insider's peek into the creation of your favorite films, series and documentaries and the incredibly talented people who make them. www.netflixqueue.com

  • 18 minutes 43 seconds
    Introducing: Now On Netflix

    Not sure what to watch tonight? We’ve got you covered! Now on Netflix is your go-to source for what’s premiering this week on Netflix – and why you won’t want to miss it. Presented in collaboration with Tudum.com, the Netflix site dedicated to fans. In this premiere episode of Now on Netflix, executive editor Henry Goldblatt is joined by writer Tara Bitran to preview the upcoming second season of Heartstopper. Plus, they share their recommendations for other great teen dramas and run through the top ten tv shows of the week.

    7 August 2023, 9:00 am
  • 36 seconds
    Introducing: Skip Intro

    Krista announces the launch of Skip Intro: a podcast dedicated to bringing listers in-depth conversations with Netflix’s top talent. Head over to Skip Intro to subscribe and get notified about new episodes!

    13 April 2022, 9:30 pm
  • 49 minutes 8 seconds
    The Highlight Reel - featuring Jonathan Majors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Taylour Paige

    On this episode of More Like This, Krista Smith sits down with a selection of Hollywood's next generation of talent: Jonathan Majors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Taylour Paige. The trio, which consists of friends and colleagues, separately discusses their most celebrated roles of the past year as well as their personal and professional journeys that led up to them. Majors talks playing opposite Delroy Lindo in Da 5 Bloods, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II details portraying the revolutionary Bobby Seale in The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Taylour Paige dishes on her unforgettable experience sharing screen time with both Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom -- and plenty more. Quite the lineup, quite the star power.  

    Yahya's interview was originally recorded for the Official Chicago 7 Podcast.

    31 March 2021, 6:04 pm
  • 51 minutes 43 seconds
    "The Trial of the Chicago 7" Town Hall: Voices for Change

    A special roundtable moderated by BBC World News anchor and NYT bestseller, Katty Kay. Featuring Lee Weiner, one of the original Chicago 7 defendants, writer and director Aaron Sorkin of The Trial of the Chicago 7, actor Sacha Baron Cohen (Abbie Hoffman), Dolores Huerta (President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation), actress and activist Olivia Munn, comedian, writer and activist Baratunde Thurston, and Watergate prosecutor, and MSNBC commentator, Jill Wine-Banks. A compelling conversation about the film, activism, parallels between today and 1968, plus much more. 

    26 March 2021, 3:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 43 seconds
    More Than Bells and Whistles: featuring Viola Davis & Colman Domingo of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

    On this episode of More Like This, Colman Domingo joins as co-host and reveals both his vulnerable and professional life updates. He later details working on the multi-nominated film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Cutler, his impassioned scene with the late Chadwick Boseman and more. Of course, our hero interview with the record-shattering Oscars nominee, Viola Davis, is nothing short of a necessity, delving into many topics from her difficult childhood to her research process for Ma Rainey, a historically undocumented legend. Shine your boots and press play!

    17 March 2021, 7:05 am
  • 43 minutes 39 seconds
    Stripping Down "The White Tiger" - featuring Stephanie Mehta, Ramin Bahrani, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, & more

    On this episode of More Like This, Krista sits down with Fast Company’s EIC Stephanie Mehta and delves into the highlights of her podcast with the cast and crew of one of Netflix’s most watched films, "The White Tiger." Directed by Ramin Bahrani, the Iranian-American speaks to his intentional decisions regarding representation and culture, including its relation to his life’s work and upbringing. Then, the cast including Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkummar Rao detail everything from their very separate methods of character study to the film’s personal and social impact. The rooster coop is no more!

    10 March 2021, 8:05 am
  • 38 minutes 12 seconds
    Disrupting the Narrative - Spotlight on "Crip Camp" and "A Love Song for Latasha"

    On this special episode of More Like This, two documentaries focused on marginalized communities approach activism through their own distinct ideals for justice. Beginning with "Crip Camp," filmmakers Jim Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham speak alongside fellow activist Judy Heumann about the ways in which disability rights, civil rights and a summer camp culminated in the film’s historical point. Next, Sophia Nahli Allison, director of "A Love Song for Latasha," details the ways she decolonized her process and combatted anti-Blackness to portray her subject’s full life prior to death in ways that history has not. Social justice begins with courage.

    3 March 2021, 8:05 am
  • 36 minutes 39 seconds
    The Truth of Make-Believe - Spotlight on "Dick Johnson Is Dead" and "What Would Sophia Loren Do?"

    This Spotlight Episode of More Like This highlights two documentaries centering on grief and loss with a fictional twist. Beginning with Kirsten Johnson’s "Dick Johnson is Dead," Michael Moore questions Johnson about the humorous approach to her father’s looming death and all the ways she incorporated fantasy to share their familial story about dementia. Then, Johnson switches roles to moderate a roundtable for the documentary short "What Would Sophia Loren Do?" The film explores Loren’s external influence on one family’s connection to Italy, grief and cinema. Geralyn White Dreyfous, Robin Honan, Ross Kauffman, Regina K. Scilly and the film’s lead heartthrob and grandmother, Nancy Kulik join in conversation. Sì, grazie! 

    24 February 2021, 8:05 am
  • 42 minutes 44 seconds
    All in the Details - featuring Rosamund Pike & Gary Oldman

    Episode 7 of More Like This features the (reportedly) fear-inducing actress Rosamund Pike as our special co-host and guest. But first, Krista chops it up with Gary Oldman, the legendary lead of this awards season contender, MANK. Directed by David Fincher, Oldman shares his experience working with the creative and breaks down his personal character development process from script to film. Similarly, Pike details her experience with Fincher in Gone Girl and takes us all on a phenomenal ride from rejection to triumph regarding her new audacious film, I Care A Lot, dropping February 19th. Tune in, if only for the gratifying accents.

    17 February 2021, 8:05 am
  • 50 minutes 28 seconds
    Spotlight on Mank - featuring Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Erik Messerschmidt & more

    More Like This gets the Mank treatment! In this very special episode, Krista takes us behind the scenes of David Fincher’s Mank, sharing interviews with key members of the creative team. Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross talk about the power of storytelling through music, how they pulled inspiration from composers of the past, and how pandemic restrictions forced them to record a 70-piece orchestra one instrument at a time; set decorator Jan Pascale demonstrates how the smallest details make the biggest impact; cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt details how he combined classic and modern techniques to transport a 21st century audience back in time; and editor Kirk Baxter explains why David Fincher once called him 50% blacksmith and 50% poet. Enjoy this deep dive into the process of making movie magic with film collaborators at the top of their game, and be sure to see their work in Mank, now streaming on Netflix.

    10 February 2021, 8:05 am
  • 49 minutes 1 second
    Notifications: On - featuring Lily Collins, Rashida Richardson and Laurie Segall

    Our co-host this week is veteran tech journalist and entrepreneur, Laurie Segall. Focusing on all the ways in which tech has sped up and slowed down our world, from television series to cellular phones, Lily Collins joins us to discuss her Instagram-influenced hit series, Emily in Paris and the award-contending film, MANK. Segall also speaks with leading Black ethics lawyer in tech, Rashida Richardson, who was featured in The Social Dilemma, about all the detrimental "-isms" plaguing the tech industry right now and where it may lead.

    3 February 2021, 8:05 am
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