Designing the Film’s Liminal Space with Production Design
The uncanny nature of liminal spaces and specifically the idea of endless, extradimensional backrooms have been a part of filmmaker Kane Parsons’ life...
‘The Studio’ Star Dewayne Perkins Returns to Host IndieWire Honors
On June 4, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2026 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for crafting some of the year’s best television series. Curated and selected by...
‘Terrifier’s’ Damien Leone Heads to Lionsgate for Next Film
One of the bigger indie horror success stories in recent years is going to a major studio. Damien Leone, the director behind the...
Which Is Better, and Bigger?
“The Mandalorian” and who? Looking beyond the numbers — because, yes, the new “Star Wars” movie was crowned king of the Memorial Day...
Documentarian Sara Dosa Returns with ‘Time and Water’
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. National Geographic Documentary Films will open the film at NYC’s Angelika Film Center...
Jorge R. Gutierrez Won’t Make AI ‘Punky Duck’ Series After Backlash
Jorge R. Gutierrez, the director of “The Book of Life” and an Emmy winner for several noted kids series, has dropped his plans...
Behind the Scenes in Paris
We have made no secret over the years that IndieWire thinks “Hacks” is one of the best-shot shows, comedy or otherwise, on...
Cuba’s Only Choice | Foreign Affairs
Ever since U.S. commandos removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power in January, Washington has piled unprecedented pressure on Cuba, Caracas’s beleaguered former...
‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff Deserves Independence
The spinoff is tense and melancholic speculative fiction about what may have happened if America lost the space race — only this time, told...
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Previews ‘Bloodiest Naval Battle Ever’
“There’s the time before the Gullet and then there’s the time after the Gullet.”Right now, we’re living in the before, but come June...
