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Seija Rankin

Senior Editor

Seija Rankin is a Senior Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where she covers books, television and film and oversees the magazine’s About Town section. Before joining THR, she was the Books and Features Editor at Entertainment Weekly. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin’s School of Journalism, and lives in Los Angeles.

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For Lukas Gage, Attention Is Great, But Accountability Is Even Better

The 'Euphoria' and 'White Lotus' actor and memoirist — 'I Wrote This for Attention' is out now — opens up about Googling himself, divorcing in public and the diagnosis that reframed everything.

Raúl Castillo Breaks Down That ‘Task’ Twist: “It Was One of the Darkest Things I’ve Had to Do as an Actor”

Castillo, who plays Cliff in the HBO series from the creator of 'Mare of Easttown,' gives The Hollywood Reporter a spoiler-filled postmortem.

P.T. Anderson Is Betting It All on Chase Infiniti. No Pressure

With a few searing seconds from a movie trailer, a star was born. The complete unknown at the heart of 'One Battle After Another' is not wasting her moment.

Regina Hall Wants It All

After decades as a comedy star, the actress turns serious for her breakout part in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another.'

Inside the Making of ‘Task,’ the Crime Drama Follow-Up to ‘Mare of Easttown’

Series creator Brad Ingelsby and stars Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey reveal how they made an "empathetic take on cops and robber."

‘Lioness’ Stunt Coordinator on Which Season 2 Stunts “Took Years Off My Life”

From water landings to helicopter flights, Wade Allen dissects the big sequences.

Kyle Marvin on Love, Lies and Acting Without Pants

The 40-year-old filmmaker sold his car to finance his first movie. In 'Splitsville,' he takes a beating for romance.

‘Shrinking’ Boss Reveals What It’s Like Writing Lines for Harrison Ford

Bill Lawrence also unveils the season-two moment that was completely candid and how Brett Goldstein came to be cast.

Archie Madekwe Takes to the Hills

In his new thriller 'Lurker,' the 30-year-old actor plays a British rock star who decamps to the Hollywood Hills. But Madekwe himself is just getting acclimated to LA: “I felt like a goldfish thrown in a pond!”’

First-Time Emmy Nominees Let Us in on Their Celebrations

Jason Isaacs, Cristin Milioti, Jenny Slate, Owen Cooper, Erin Foster and Cooper Koch share what it’s like to join the first-timers club.

Julia Butters Takes on the A-List — Again

When she was nine the actress was already stealing scenes from Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, at 16, she’s co-starring with Lindsay Lohan in Disney’s body-swapping sequel.

How the ‘Platonic’ Creators Blew Up Their Plans for an Anthology Series

Halfway through filming the first season, Nicholas Stoller and Francesca Delbanco realized the chemistry between Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne was too good to give up.