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Interviews | Celebrity Interviews & Insider Takes

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, (aka INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: THE VAMPIRE LESTAT), Seamus Patterson, (Season 3, ep. 306, aired July 12, 2026). photo: Sophie Giraud / ©AMC / Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Showrunner Rolin Jones tells IndieWire about optimizing the show's visuals for performance after its leads have lost their heads.
Javier Bardem
The showrunner behind Apple TV's series adaptation of Scorsese's 1991 film and its 1962 predecessor talks about honoring the original tone without feeling constricted by the preexisting narrative.
Edward James Olmos, Luis Valdez,  Lou Diamond Phillips and Lupe Valdez attend 'American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez' Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Yarrow Theatre on January 22, 2026 in Park City, Utah.
Interview
Director David Alvarado and playwright Luis Valdez tell IndieWire about turning Valdez's story as the godfather of Chicano theater into a documentary — and how Alvarado had to make late-breaking cuts amid accusations against activist Cesar Chavez.
Anna Maxwell Martin in 'Star City'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Co-creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert tell IndieWire about how Soviet state secrets gave them the freedom to craft a very different space story from "For All Mankind"
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Ken Marino and David Wain attend the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures Classics "Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass" at AMC The Grove 14 on June 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images)
Wet Hot Comedy Writing
David Wain and Ken Marino tell IndieWire about their latest film's connection to "Mad Men" and "The Wizard of Oz," and how their "Wet Hot American Summer" absurdity takes careful planning.
Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson at AMC Networks 2026 Upfront held at Spring Studios on April 29, 2026 in New York, New York.
Interview... With the Vampire
Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson tell IndieWire about the cathartic reunion in Episode 6 of the lusty Anne Rice AMC series. Spoilers ahead!
The Hole
Retrospective
New 35mm prints of Tsai's morbidly curious romance, set amid a rain-drenched apocalypse in Taipei, play New York's Film at Lincoln Center this weekend. IndieWire speaks to director Tsai about the film's first U.S. theatrical release.
Little House on the Prairie. (L to R) Xander Cole as Little Puma, Corvin Mack as Myron, Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls in episode 103 of Little House on the Prairie. Cr. Eric Zachanowich/Netflix © 2026
Interview
Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, star Meegwun Fairbrother, and cultural consultant Julie O’Keefe tell IndieWire how thoughtful, honest consideration of the Laura Ingalls Wilder-penned source material smartly altered a beloved story.
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Janicza Bravo, Rebecca Hall, and Jordan Tannahill attend the premiere of "The Listeners" during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on September 07, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Olivia Wong/Getty Images)
Interview
The limited series' director and star go deep with IndieWire about their creative love affair, the characters who needed matching haircuts, and what to make of a wrenching finale to this on-screen adaptation of Jordan Tannahill's novel.
'Young Washington'
Filmmaker Interview
The filmmaker behind "House of David" and a new "Moses" series tells IndieWire about his embrace of AI via his Innovative Dreams company and why transparency with tech is key.
'Elle,' the 'Legally Blonde' prequel series, stars Lexi Minetree as Elle and Chandler Kinney as Kimberly
Rock On, But Make It Pink
Co-showrunners Laura Kittrell and Caroline Dries, plus costume designer Sara Byblow and music supervisor Brienne Rose tell IndieWire how they took their California queen to the north, authentically.
Silo
Interview
"Silo" director Michael Dinner tells IndieWire how the political conspiracy plot in Season 3 enabled him to work in the tradition of the directors who made him want to direct in the first place.
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