This season, we’re getting into 1950s Hollywood, ground zero for a cultural transformation that would upend every aspect of Americans’ lives. A... more
Adam sits down with editor Jody Avirgan and writers Brian Steele and Hadley Meares to discuss crafting the series. Learn more... more
Episode 8 | The fall of the studio system, the rise of the nuclear age, and the lives caught in... more
Episode 7 | The wild story of Errol Flynn, who just kept hanging around as a symbol of Hollywood’s misogynistic... more
Episode 6 | How Hollywood’s use of Black actors clashed with the rising Civil Rights movement, and how the first... more
Episode 5 | As television transformed American life, George Reeves became a star, only to get trapped inside the part... more
Episode 4 | The life of James Dean, a restless man-child desperate to express himself in uptight post-World War II... more
Episode 3 | A new generation of actors questioned the status quo; a rattled establishment fought back; dire consequences ensued.... more
Episode 2 | The Life and Death of Willie Bioff, a gangster who bled American unions dry right just as... more
Episode 1 | As post war Hollywood strives to define itself, it mirrors the divide happening in America. A rising... more
This season, we’re getting into 1950s Hollywood, ground zero for a cultural transformation that would upend every aspect of Americans’... more
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