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Playing Sexy Is No Small Feat • Sensual performances captured TV audiences’ attentions this year — but erotic intrigue requires more than a hot appearance

Striking Ensembles • THR’s awards expert examines the SAG Awards TV cast races in the drama and comedy series categories

The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri • The actress, comedian and writer plays an eager young chef on Hulu/FX’s dark comedy — but she probably will not make you dinner when she’s off the clock

Yes, I Did Say That! • Who’s saying what in the awards race

Finding a Gothic Castle With ‘an Addams Family Vibe’ • Production designer Mark Scruton was tasked with building not just a spooky boarding school for Tim Burton’s Netflix series Wednesday — he also created a New England town and theme park in Romania

‘The Funniest, Dumbest Thing I Had Ever Seen’ • THR asked Saturday Night Live castmembers to share the classic sketches that made them want to be on the show

‘The Perfect Show for This Time We Are In’ • Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph talks to THR about her historic Emmy win and how the ABC show sheds an important light on educators in the United States

NICCO ANNAN • Nine television actors reveal the toughest moments to film in their respective series this year

ISMAEL CRUZ CÓRDOVA • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)

DOMHNALL GLEESON • The Patient (FX/Hulu)

SHARON HORGAN • Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

MELIA KREILING • Mammals (Prime Video)

‘He’s the King of a World That He Doesn’t Belong In’ • Kumail Nanjiani reveals how he found a compelling character — and a bit of himself — in the role of Steve Banerjee, founder of the first all-male strip club franchise, in Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales

KAYVAN NOVAK • What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

‘Of Course It’s Polarizing’ • The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West reveal the pressures and pleasures of playing the most iconic royals of modern times

AUBREY PLAZA • The White Lotus (HBO)

ZOE SALDAÑA • From Scratch (Netflix)

REBECCA WISOCKY • Ghosts (CBS)

TURNING TO ONE’S OWN STUNT PLAYBOOK • For veteran stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong, Prime Video’s epic drama The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power gave him the chance to pay homage to career highlights: ‘Being original — that’s the hardest thing to pull off’

A LOT OF TRUST, A LACK OF VANITY • Black Bird stars Taron Egerton and PaulWalter Hauser explain how they mined the darkest depths to play their characters on Apple TV+’s true-crime limited series—and how they reset themselves: ‘I would compare it to coming out of a bad dream’

THE FIGHT FOR POWER AND FAMILY • Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower, respectively, on HBO’s House of the Dragon, talk about the audition process and about their characters’ high stakes in the fight for the throne

Family Feuds, Out in the Open • THR’s TV critics examine five of the year’s ensemble-driven series, all of which give each of their castmembers plenty of scenery to chew on

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