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THE CANDIED APPEALS OF HISTORICAL REVISIONISM • Sensual period pieces are often mocked for their ‘more is more’ ethos — sumptuous sets, sumptuous bodies — but they’re far from mere vapid indulgences. For genre-busting shows like Netflix’s Bridgerton and Apple TV+’s Dickinson, hyperreality is indeed the point

A BATTLE ROYALE FOR OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES • One of the most competitive categories at this year’s Emmys sees these eight frontrunners vying for just five potential nominee slots

THE CORONATION OF THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT STAR ANYA TAYLOR-JOY • At just 25, she has a résumé that already boasts star turns in The Witch, Emma and the upcoming Last Night in Soho. But it’s her award-winning role in the Netflix limited series that has made her one of the most exciting young actors in the business

‘THIS SCENE HAD TO BE PITCH-PERFECT’ • Showrunner Mark Richard breaks down a scene from the pilot of Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, in which John Brown (played by co-creator Ethan Hawke) enlists his two sons in the beheading of a pro-slavery settler in Kansas, sparking his abolitionist crusade

‘It’s a Wonderful Way to Pull People Into the World’ • WandaVision director Matt Shakman and composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez revisit the tall order of writing multiple TV sitcom theme songs — and giving Kathryn Hahn a chart-topping single

How to Make 130 Musical Numbers • Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s Emmy-winning choreographer Mandy Moore and DP Shasta Spahn, who collaborated on song-and-dance moves over two seasons, reveal how they protect the show’s look and charm: ‘You have to feel it and know it’

‘LET’S MAKE IT OVERSIZED CHANEL’ • The costume designers from four of TV’s hottest shows expertly interpreted conversation-(and trend-) starting fashion to portray compelling protagonists

THE GREAT ’80S IN HAIR AND MAKEUP • The artisans behind these shows used some of the decade’s most outlandish fashions without turning them into cartoons

RINGING IN THE NEW SAVED BY THE BELL • What does it take to not only bring back a beloved ’80s sitcom, but also reinvent it for a new generation? The creator, crew and cast behind Peacock’s fresh take on Bayside High reveal how the series pays homage to (and pokes a little fun at) the original while exploring modern issues

‘EXACTLY THE KIND OF WEIRD THE SHOW WANTS TO BE’ • Tracey Wigfield could have relaunched the sitcom by following its original teen characters as adults, but a fresh young cast and edgier comedy made it something more interesting

THE SAVED BY THE BELL UNIVERSE

BAYSIDE HIGH GETS AN EXPANSION • Production designer Joseph Lucky did not have access to Ken Johnson’s original designs, which meant he had to familiarize himself with the world of the original in order to bring Bayside and hangout The Max into the new millennium

TELLING ‘THE MOST AUTHENTIC STORY’ • Josie Totah brings a surprising depth to the trans character of Lexi, making this Saved by the Bell less of a cartoon and more like the world we live in

Antebellum America on TV • THE PRODUCTION DESIGN TEAMS BEHIND DICKINSON, THE GOOD LO R D BIRD AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD REVEAL HOW THEY BUILT AMBITIOUS REPLICAS OF THE SOUTH IN THE 1800S

Creating Classic-Sitcom Camera Magic in WandaVision • WITH INFLUENCES FROM THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW TO THE TWILIGHT ZONE, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JESS HALL CRAFTED A RANGE OF PERIOD LOOKS FOR THE DISNEY+ MINISERIES

Building The Underground Railroad, One Edit at a Time • BARRY JENKINS’ LONGTIME EDITOR JOI...