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The Undeclared War S2: How Deepfakes Stopped Being Sci-Fi | Set Stories
The Undeclared War: Simon Pegg on Real Cyber Threats explores just how much the actor learned about cyberattacks, online disinformation, and GCHQ while making the series. In this Collider interview, Simon Pegg and Sian Brooke discuss the research and real-world insight behind The Undeclared War, including the show's close relationship with GCHQ advisers. Pegg explains why learning about the frequency and variety of cyber threats was both “educational and terrifying,” and how coordinated social media activity can be used to create discord and divisiveness.
Reacher S4: Sydelle Noel Punched a Stunt Performer Accidentally | Set Stories
Reacher Season 4: Sydelle Noel’s wildest stunts pushed the actor through heights, injuries, fight choreography, and one accidental punch that sent a stunt performer to the ground. In this Collider interview, Noel, who plays Tamara Green in Prime Video’s Reacher Season 4, breaks down the physical demands of working alongside Alan Ritchson. She recalls hanging from a building despite being afraid of heights, pulling her hamstring during her very first day of running scenes, and learning how punches have to be exaggerated specifically for the camera.
BEEF S2: Why Dr. Kim’s Golf Scene Was So Hard to Edit | Collider BTS
Editor Lauren Connelly joins Collider to unpack the craft behind Beef Season 2 and the subtle decisions that help viewers empathize with characters making terrible choices. She explains why some of the season’s most important storytelling happens in silence—in a glance, a reaction, or what a character’s eyes reveal beneath the dialogue.
Why Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Threw a Fake Horse Through a Fence
Director of photography Gustav Danielsson breaks down the seven-on-seven fight and explains why shooting on location in fog and morning mist offered a grittier, more practical alternative to surrounding the action with green screen or filming on an LED stage. He discusses how the team worked with VFX to finesse the fog while preserving what was photographed on the natural set.
The Making of an Abbott Elementary Episode: 400 Extras, A Real Ball Game and an Elite Cast
Randal Einhorn breaks down filming Abbott Elementary at a live baseball game, where the production had to coordinate 400 extras, multiple cameras, more than 70 planned whip pans, and a game they couldn’t control. He explains how Kyle Schwarber’s real home runs gave the cast genuine reactions that ultimately made it into the episode — including a memorable look from Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Silo S3: One Graham Yost Note Made Charlotte Unbreakable | Set Stories
Silo Season 3: The Sets Stunned Jessica Brown Findlay when she finally stepped inside the enormous world she had already admired as a fan.
Widow's Bay: A 9-Page Monologue Became a Memory Nightmare | Set Stories
Dale Dickey explains how one relationship helped her uncover a more protective side of Rosemary beneath the character’s sardonic humor. In this exclusive Dale Dickey interview, she discusses developing Rosemary while filming Widow’s Bay out of sequence and with relatively little information about the character’s background. Dickey knew Rosemary understood the island’s curse and wasn’t afraid to needle the mayor, but her scenes with Patricia helped her find something more personal: a genuine softness and desire to protect her.
Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny Lived Together To Prep for Beef S2
Beef Season 2: Charles Melton on Austin’s quietest scene and why doing almost nothing could reveal everything about his character.
X-Men '97 S2: Gambit's Return Was Secret for 2 Years | Collider BTS
A.J. LoCascio knew Gambit could return long before fans did — and had to dodge questions about it for years. In Collider’s X-Men '97 interview, A.J. LoCascio explains what happened after he learned Gambit would die in Episode 5. Months later, he received a picture of Gambit as Death and a “shush” emoji, giving him an early hint about the character’s future. LoCascio says he kept the secret for at least two years while fans repeatedly asked whether Gambit was coming back.
The Diplomat S3: Hal’s Dark Turn Changes Who Holds Power | Set Stories
Rufus Sewell reveals why he wanted Hal Wyler’s story disrupted in The Diplomat rather than letting the character settle into a predictable role.
Bergerac: Every Case Targets Jim’s Deepest Weaknesses | Set Stories
Damien Molony reveals why Jim Bergerac’s iconic car is more than a nostalgic callback — it’s a physical connection to the wife he lost.
X-Men '97 S2: Magneto Was Hidden in Polaris's Theme | Collider BTS
Carolina Ravassa reveals how a secretive audition left her completely unaware she was playing Magneto's daughter until after she booked the role.
X-Men '97 S2: A Wolverine Line Changed Ross Marquand's Life | Set Stories
Ross Marquand reveals how the original X-Men animated series, metal singers, and even Jesse Ventura helped shape his voice for Apocalypse in X-Men '97.
Fightland: A Tight Prison Cell Changed Duke’s Boxing | Collider Access
Stunt coordinator Crispin Layfield explains why making Fightland fights feel real sometimes meant making the choreography look less choreographed.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: Kris’s Clothes Hid Her Fate | Collider BTS
Costume designer Kendra Terpenning explains how a Twin Peaks reference helped unlock one of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’s most complicated costumes.
Diarra from Detroit S2: Heat & Lightning Ruined a Scene | Set Stories
Diarra from Detroit: Season 2’s Dumpster Secret reveals how Diarra Kilpatrick and her crew stretched their resources with some seriously creative problem-solving.
Lucky: Dutch’s Gunshot Was Designed to Terrify You | Collider BTS
How do you balance action, emotion, romance, and suspense in a single episode? Aika Miyake, editor of Apple TV+'s Lucky, explains the creative decisions that shaped Episode 2 and why every cut serves the emotional journey of its central character.
Little House on the Prairie: The Story TV Never Told | Collider BTS
The creative vision behind Netflix's Little House on the Prairie comes to life in this exclusive interview with executive producer Joy Gorman Wettels.
We Asked the Cast of 'One Night Only' to Assign Superlatives | Callum Turner & Monica Barbaro
Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro got to know each other over longer than One Night Only, but can they accurately assign Superlatives to each other and the rest of the cast and crew? Who's the set prankster? Best improv? Karaoke Champion? Behind the scenes stories and more, in this hilarious episode.
The Devil’s Mouth: The Caves Could Lock Them Inside | Collider BTS
Go behind the scenes of The Devil's Mouth with cinematographer James Kniest, who breaks down the extraordinary challenge of filming Amazon Prime Video's survival thriller in Thailand's caves, rivers, and open ocean.