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Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’ Reveals Itself With Big Twist Episode: “That None of This Got Out Is a Miracle”
Expect a "series of reveals" still to come as the Niecy Nash-Betts horror story continues to roll out its final episodes, barreling towards a finale that will set up a second season, say show mastermind Murphy and FX boss John Landgraf.
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John Landgraf Opens Up About What Led to — and Ultimately Killed — Peak TV
“The only thing that you can do to get closer to profitability faster is reduce your output,” the FX CEO tells The Hollywood Reporter.
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FX’s John Landgraf Declines to Crown Netflix the Winner of the Streaming Wars
The executive, marking 20 years at the network, says his parent company Disney is “in it to win it” as he weighs in on FX’s 2024 lineup and ‘The Bear.’
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Peak TV Is Officially Over: FX Tallies 14 Percent Drop in Scripted Series for 2023
The number of U.S.-produced scripted originals clocks in at 516 for last year as the bubble has officially burst.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.
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Disney’s Dana Walden Reorganizes Senior Team: John Landgraf, Simran Sethi Elevated
In Walden's first big move as Disney Entertainment co-chair, she's moved Nat Geo and Onyx Collective under FX's Landgraf and Freeform under Sethi.
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Peak TV Climbs Again in 2022, Nearly Reaches 600 Scripted Series
The annual tally from FX is 7 percent higher than the 559 shows that ran in 2021.
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Does New Year’s Silence Signal the End of Peak TV?
Will 2023 be when the massive volume of U.S. scripted originals begins to trend downward after years of free spending?
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Deciphering Warner Bros. Discovery’s Recent Moves; Plus Peak TV Talk With FX’s John Landgraf
During this week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, hosts Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg look at what to expect from HBO Max and Discovery+ ahead of the 2023 combination of both platforms.
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‘TV’s Top 5’: John Landgraf on the State of FX; Inside Franchise Hopes for ‘All American’
During this week’s podcast, hosts Lesley Goldberg and Daniel Fienberg break down a busy week of TV news and welcome ‘Homecoming’ showrunner Nkechi Carroll and the FX CEO for two very different conversations.
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FX Is Ramping Up Originals: Thanks, Streaming
CEO John Landgraf touted 19 new titles and 11 returning shows — with more in the works: “Where there’s hunger for new FX material is on Hulu.”
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FX Rebrands Hulu Tab Amid Global Expansion
Gone is the name “FX on Hulu” as John Landgraf further emphasizes the importance of branding.
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