Pandora's Box, page 47
failed shows, 78
first Emmy award, 12
frugal reputation, 34
infighting, 95
intra-office sex at, 8–9
launch of, 4
move to satellite, 4–5
Netflix purchase plan, 92–93
playing with studios, 152–153
in post-Albrecht midlife crisis, 79, 150
programmed for men, 6
programming. See individual shows by title
schmuck insurance strategy, 90, 152
sequeldom, 287–288
sex and nudity programming, 6–7
shows passed over by, 147, 167
slogan, 79
Stankey addressing staff of, 246–248
HBO Entertainment, 89
HBO Max, 241, 251, 253, 276–277, 288
Heiskell, Andrew, 4
Hendel, John, 151
Hill Street Blues, 3
Hirsch, Janis, 13
Hitchcock, Alfred, 85, 118
The Hitchhiker, 11
Hoffman, Dustin, 98, 163
Holland, Cindy, 179, 201, 203, 213, 299–300
Holland, Todd, 14
Homeland, 152–156
Homicide: Life on the Street, 19
Hope, Ted, 205–207, 237
Horn, Alan, 270, 275
Hornaday, Ann, 263
House of Cards, 175–176, 178–181, 193, 195
House of the Dragon, 286–287
How to Make It in America, 78
Huda’s Salon, 231
Huggins, Roy, 204
Hulu, 245
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 274
Hung, 78
Hunt, Neil, 199
Hurd, Gale Anne, 158
I May Destroy You, 283–286
Iger, Bob, 242, 257, 264, 274–276, 305. See also Walt Disney Company
In Treatment, 78
Insecure, 94, 186–190, 282
intellectual property (IP), 238–239, 268–269, 296–297
Iron Man, 244
Jagger, Mick, 170–171
James Bond franchise, 239
Janollari, David, 37
Jenkins, Barry, 240
Jensen, Karla, 75, 149
Jerome, Jharrel, 240
Johansson, Scarlett, 207, 264–265
John from Cincinnati, 65, 67–68, 79, 179
Johnson, Dwayne, 240
Johnson, Mark, 123, 133
Johnson, Nelson, 95–96
Johnson, Rian, 308
The Josephine Baker Story, 12
Joy, Lisa, 272
Justified, 110–115
Kaleidoscope, 194
Kanter, Nancy, 250–251, 255
Katims, Jason, 223
Keating, Gina, 59
Keaton, Michael, 271
Keeper Test, 198–199
Keitel, Jesse James, 307
Kelley, David E., 307
Kennedy, Kathleen, 260–261
Kerman, Piper, 199–200
Kessler, Eric, 79
Kessler, Glenn, 109
Kessler, Todd A., 49–50, 109–110, 127, 203–204, 237
Khashoggi, Jamal, 199
Kidman, Nicole, 295
Kilar, Jason, 252, 253–254
Killers of the Flower Moon, 234–235
The Killing, 128
Killing Eve, 158
King, Michael Patrick, 25, 42
King, Regina, 282–283
King, Robert and Michelle, 195–196, 307–308
King, Stephen, 136–137, 229
Kirke, Jemima, 94
Kirkman, Robert, 157, 158
Knight, Steven, 227, 260
Koblin, John, 76
Kohan, Jenji, 13, 145–149, 167, 199–202, 212
Konner, Jenni, 93
Konner, Larry, 28, 30, 39, 48
Korder, Howard, 36
Kristin, Heather, 24
Kushner, Tony, 305
The L Word, 144
Landgraf, John, 108–109, 112, 120–121, 132, 177, 245, 291, 295
Lang, Stephen, 297
The Larry Sanders Show, 12–15, 29
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 75
Lasseter, John, 242–243
Lawrence, Bill, 230
Lawrence, Martin, 46
Lee, Michelle, 223
The Leftovers, 166–167
Leigh, Janet, 85
Leno, Jay, 116–117
Leonard, Elmore, 111, 114
Levin, Gerald, 4–5, 16–17
Levinson, Barry, 19
Lewis, Damien, 154
Lewis, Joe, 207–208, 210, 221, 226
Lewis and Clark, 167
Leyva, Selenis, 202
LGBTQ community, 144
Licht, Chris, 281
LightShed Partners, 159
Lightyear, 273
Liguori, Peter, 101–102
Lin, Dan, 272
Lindelof, Damon, 104, 260
Linney, Laura, 149, 311
Lion King, 250
Lionsgate, 125, 140–141, 147, 167, 199, 238
lipstick feminists, 25
Lisey’s Story, 229
Little Mermaid live-action, 251
Littlefield, Warren, 19
Lizzie McGuire, 255–256
Lizzie McGuire reboot, 256–257
LoGiudice, Jack, 157–158
Lois, George, 130
Lombardo, Mike
blinded by talent, 170
on Boardwalk Empire premiere, 172
critics of, 82–83
downfall of, 165–166
fans of, 83
firing of, 185
hating Vinyl, 173
on Luck script, 163
on Naegle, 95
romancing Fincher, 184
screening Game of Thrones pilot, 169
Strauss and, 88–89
turning down Yellowstone, 91
Wolynetz on, 167–168
Lopez, Jennifer, 240
Love & Death, 277
Lovecraft Country, 282
Lucasfilm franchise, 261–262
Luck, 162–166
Lucky Louis, 78
Lyle, Ashley, 160
Lyonne, Natasha, 308
Lysette, Trace, 236
Mad Men, 71, 88, 115, 124–130, 132, 134, 136–138, 168
Madden, David, 102, 128
Majors, Jonathan, 282
Malcomson, Paula, 56, 57, 62, 66
Malone, John, 269
The Man in the High Castle, 224–225
Manchester by the Sea, 206
The Mandalorian, 260
Mann, Michael, 163–165
Mara, Kate, 176
Marchand, Nancy, 30
Marco Polo, 195
Mare of Easttown, 241
Margulies, Julianna, 307
Marriage Story, 207
Marsh, Gary, 255
Martin, Brett, 33
Martin, George R. R., 83–86, 183, 286, 298
Marvel, 243, 263
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), 244–245, 261–263
Masters, Kim, 224
Masters of the Air, 232–234
Mastras, George, 171
Mattel, 214
Max. See HBO Max
Mayer, Kevin, 275
Mayweather, Floyd, Jr., 75
Mazin, Craig, 170
Mazzara, Glen, 158
Mbatha-Raw, Gugu, 228
MBC (production company), 176–177
McCord, Patty, 196, 197, 198–199
McGaffin, John, 155
McKay, Adam, 278
McKinsey & Company, 10
McShane, Ian, 55, 56–58, 62–63, 65, 164
Mendelsohn, Daniel, 130
MeToo politics, 146, 226, 228–229, 236, 252–253
Meyer, Erin, 198
MGM Studios, 239
MGM+, 240
Michalchyshin, Laura, 123, 128
Milch, David
about, 52–53
actors/crew’s love of, 62–63
Albrecht and, 53–54, 65
“Amateur Night” episode and, 64
Bochco and, 53
Coulter and, 165
generosity of, 62–63
Green and, 53, 68–69
inviting actors into the process, 62
John from Cincinnati and, 65, 67–68
Luck and, 162–166
Mann and, 163–165
pitching Deadwood, 53–54
preferred method of creating, 61
Strauss and, 53–54
temper tantrums, 68–69
tough on directors, 63–64
Mindhunter, 185
Minsky, Terri, 256
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, 186–190
Momoa, Jason, 228
Money Heist, 196
“The Monogamists” episode, 23
Moore, Ronald D., 228
The Morning Show, 227, 228–229
Mozart in the Jungle, 208
Mrs. Maisel, 240
Munk, Nina, 16
Munro, Dick, 5
Murdoch, Rupert, 91
Murphy, Eddie, 240
Murphy, Ryan, 107, 167, 212–213
Musk, Elon, 244
Naegle, Sue, 89, 93, 95, 209
Nash Bridges, 102
NBC, 49, 310
NBCUniversal, 210, 219, 246, 288
Nee, Chris, 250–251, 258–259, 301
Nelson, Bill, 79, 95
Netflix. See also Hastings, Reed; Randolph, Marc
ad-supported tier introduced for, 304
allowing niche shows, 258
Amblin and, 300
Bezos praising, 241
business model, 139
Coel and, 284–285
content library, 139
cost-plus front-end deals, 213
creative excellence as new watchword, 301
culture of, 196–199, 258–259
data algorithms, 211
deglobalization, effects of, 294
destroying the relationship side of business, 215
Disney deal with, 139
Disney producers defecting to, 257–258
diversity, dedication to, 199
downturn, 292–294
Epix deal with, 138–139
exhibition strategy, 211, 302–303
financing, 59
HBO’s plan to purchase, 92–93
heavy price for success, 211–212
hitting 200-million-subscriber mark, 214
international expansion, 140
“Keeper Test,” 198–199
lacking a brand, 200
looming death spiral, 302
Marvel movies on, 243
Mattel and, 214
merchandising programs, 214
monster-of-the-month anthology series, 213
normalizing bingeing, 193–195
offering non-linear streaming experience, 194
original content budget, 212
pop-up storefront, 215
producers experiencing chaos, 301
programming. See individual shows by title
purchase plan, 93
Randolph trying to sell, 61
rapid growth of, 197–198
reorganization of, 198
Sarandos, Ted. See Sarandos, Ted
shedding subscribers, 292–293
show cancelations, 204
skyrocketing share prices, 203
starting its streaming service, 138–9
Starz and, 138
as a studio, 299
subscriber numbers, 292
theater chains opening for, 302–303
transformation of, 182
trying to destroy theatrical exhibition, 211
users’ viewing habits, 137–139
vanity projects, 234
Netflix effect, 140
network television. See broadcast networks
Nevins, David, 42, 89, 150, 153–156, 160, 200, 295, 309
Nevins, Sheila, 6–9, 174
Newsom, Gavin, 245
Newsroom, 78
Nicholas, Nick, 15–16
Nickelodeon, 197
Nickerson, Bart, 160
1923, 161
Nip/Tuck, 107–109
Nixon, Cynthia, 22–23
No Time to Die, 239
Nolan, Christopher, 254, 272
Nolan, Jonathan, 272
Nolte, Nick, 163, 164
nonbinary actors, 307
Normal Heart, 167
Northern Exposure, 34
Not Fade Away, 74
Notaro, Tig, 208
Noth, Chris, 24
Noxon, Marti, 126, 129, 130, 131, 208
Nunn, Kem, 67
Nurse Jackie, 149
Nussbaum, Emily, 24–25
Obst, Lynda, 226
Odenkirk, Bob, 135
Oldman, Gary, 232
Oliver, John, 247
Olsen, Elizabeth, 263
Olyphant, Tim, 53, 56, 110, 114, 115, 239
One Mississippi, 208
open shows, 42
opportunity hoarding, 39
Orange is the New Black, 199–203
Orloff, John, 232
Orsi, Francesca, 295
Oz, 18–22, 27, 33, 298
Ozark, 300
The Pacific, 78, 232
Pagels-Minor, B., 303
Palladinos, Amy and Daniel, 240
Pantoliano, Joe, 40
Paramount Global, 143, 160–161, 246
Paramount+, 246, 293, 310
Parker, Mary-Louise, 147, 148, 149
Parker, Sarah Jessica, 22–23
Party of Five, 34
Pascal, Pedro, 260
passion projects, 234
Patriot Act, 199
Paul, Aaron, 135
Paull, Michael, 273–274
Peak TV, 114, 133, 291, 311
Pearman, Victoria, 173
Perkins, Elizabeth, 147
Perlmutter, Ike, 243–244, 275–276
Perrette, J. B., 312
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), 166
Peters, Evan, 212–213
Peters, Greg, 302
The Philanthropist, 19
Pitt, Michael, 97
Pixar, 242–244
Pizzolatto, Nic, 166
Plepler, Richard
about, 80
addressing HBO staff, 247
Benioff and, 87–88
collecting enemies, 80
delegating programming operations, 82
Fuchs and, 80, 81, 95
Game of Thrones pitch, 87–88
on HBO’s buying spree, 91
joining HBO, 79
managing upward, 81
on Mann, 163
screening Game of Thrones pilot, 169
Stankey and, 252
Stephenson and, 246, 252
Whitehead on, 80
Winter and, 185
Poker Face, 308
Poniewozik, James, 161
Potter, Bridget, 7–12, 17, 18, 20, 298
Poul, Alan, 39
The Power of the Dog, 230–231
Price, Frank, 204
Price, Roy, 204, 206, 207, 224–227, 237
Priest, Dana, 155
The Princess and the Frog, 250
Project Popcorn, 253
Provenzano, Chris, 127
Providence, 49
Psycho, 85
Pure Software, 58
Queen Charlotte, 212
“The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience,” 214–215
The Queen’s Gambit, 241
Queer as Folk, 144
Rae, Issa, 94, 187–190, 283
Rainbow Media, 122–123
Randolph, Marc, 58–61
Rap Sh!t, 283
RCA, 4
Red One, 240
red-state shows, 161
Regal theaters, 253
Reilly, Kevin
at AT&T’s town hall meeting, 252–253
at Brillstein-Grey, 13–14
on Chase, 31
firing of, 252
at FX, 102
on FX’s advertisers, 105
on HBO, 89–90
on Netflix’s data mining strategy, 211
on Nip/Tuck pitch, 107–108
on Strauss, 36
on True Detective, 234
Reitman, Jason, 39
Renzulli, Frank, 51
Rescue Me, 108
Reynolds, Malvina, 147
Reynolds, Ryan, 300
Rhimes, Shonda, 203, 211–212, 258
Rhys, Matthew, 119
The Ring of Power, 237–238
Roberts, Brian, 219, 288
The Rockford Files, 28
Roma, 211
Romano, Ray, 171
Rome, 78
Ropell, Jason, 206–207
Rosen, Rick, 152, 153, 264
Ross, Steve, 15
Rowling, J. K., 270
Rushfield, Richard, 266
Russell, Keri, 119, 120
Russell Simmons’ DefComedy Jam, 46
Rutledge, Tom, 135
Ryan, Shawn, 102–104, 106–107, 127, 227
Safran, Peter, 270
Sagansky, Jeff, 213
Sakharov, Alik, 169
Salke, Jennifer, 236–238, 240
Salkin, Ben, 154
Salz, Larry, 209
Sapan, Josh, 123, 158–159, 211
Sapochnik, Miguel, 286
Sarandos, Ted, 59–60, 138, 178–179, 193–194, 292, 299–300
Sarnoff, Ann, 253, 269
SATCOM 1, 4
Schaffer, Quentin, 82, 89, 152–153, 177, 179, 185
Schilling, Taylor, 201
Schoenaerts, Matthias, 167
Sciorra, Annabella, 40
Scorsese, Martin, 96–97, 170–171, 234–235
Scott, A. O., 195
Secret Diary of a Call Girl, 149
See, 227–228
sequels, 239
sex and nudity programming, 6–7
Sex and the City, 22–25, 287
sex in the workplace, 8–9
Shakur, Tupac, 187
Shales, Tom, 65
Shameless, 150–151
Shandling, Garry, 12–13, 14
Shepard, Devon, 146–147
Sheridan, Taylor, 91, 160–161
Sherman-Palladino, Amy, 236
The Shield, 45, 102–107, 114
Shore, David, 227
Shortland, Cate, 263
Showtime, 143–144, 148–149, 156–157, 200, 246. See also individual shows by title
Silvercup Studios, 22
Simon, David, 44–47
Singer, Mark, 52–53
Six Feet Under, 37–39, 208
6 Underground, 300
Skarsgård, Alexander, 288
Slow Horses, 232
Smith, Kevin, 271–272
Smith, Will, 145, 222
Smollett, Jurnee, 282
Sneaky Pete, 227
Snowden, Edward, 155
social media, 303–304
Soderbergh, Steven, xii, 139, 152, 213–214, 235, 301–302
Solberg, John, 105
Soloway, Joey, 38–39, 93, 208–210, 216–218, 226, 236
