Deep Dive” is a in-depth podcast / video essay series with the stars & creative team behind an exceptional piece of filmmaking. 


BARBIE, from left: Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, 2023. ph: Jaap Buitendijk / © Warner Bos. / Courtesy Everett Collection
The creative team behind “Barbie” breaks down how they built the film’s box of more than just toys.

"Andor"
Watch how creator Tony Gilroy’s vision of a factory town pushed to rebellion was brought to life with subtle, clockwork precision by the “Andor” filmmaking team.

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in Showtime's George and Tammy
The stars and creative team behind Showtime’s limited series explain how they recreated decades of country music.

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Morfydd Clark stars in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
The cast and crew behind Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” discuss the creative choices that went into making a series that is by and for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Mackenzie Davis in Station Eleven
Creator Patrick Somerville joins director Jeremy Podeswa, the crafts team, and cast discuss how the show’s timelines and themes come together in Episode 10, “Unbroken Circle.”
Succession Season 2 Finale
Creator Jesse Armstrong, director Mark Mylod, the craft team, and cast discuss setting the Roys — and, most importantly, Kendall — adrift in the Season 2 finale, “This Is Not for Tears.”
Watchmen
Creator Damon Lindelof, co-writer Cord Jefferson, director Stephen Williams, and more discuss how an unanswered question from the original “Watchmen” became some of the most formally adventurous TV ever made.

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Tokyo Vice
Craft Considerations
For its second season, the Max drama became even more expansive in recreating Tokyo in the 1990s.
'3 Body Problem'
Craft Considerations
Production designer Deborah Riley, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier, sound designer Paula Fairfield, and composer Ramin Djawadi share how they crafted a consequential threat to human existence.
Walton Goggins as the noseless Ghoul on Fallout Prime Video
Craft Considerations
Director Jonathan Nolan, composer Ramin Djawadi, and cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh tell IndieWire how they achieved both the intimate and the epic on the Prime Video series.
Fallout on prime Video
Craft Considerations
Inside building the post-apocalyptic world of Prime Video’s drama with production design, VFX, and prosthetics.
Kate Winslet as Elena Vernham seated at a desk with a row of flags behind her in 'The Regime.'
Craft Considerations
Watch how production designer Kave Quinn, costume designer Consolata Boyle, and composers Alexandre Desplat and Alex Heffes all keep the world in Kate Winslet’s thrall on “The Regime.”
Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: AHSOKA, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
Craft Considerations
Watch how the cinematography, production design, and hair and makeup teams discuss bringing balance to the forces of animation and live action in “Ahsoka.”
Loki Season 2 Tom Hiddleston, Ke Huy Quan, and Owen wilson stand together
Craft Considerations
Star Tom Hiddleston, directors / executive producers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and production designer Kasra Farahani seized new opportunities to bring fresh depth to the series.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,  Wētā FX
Craft Considerations
The VFX Oscar nominee boasts expressive and detailed animation for Rocket and Groot, plus a two-minute, single-shot, climactic battle.
Leonardo DiCaprio and LIly Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon
Craft Considerations
Watch costume designer Jacqueline West, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and production designer Jack Fisk explore the visual language of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro"
Craft Considerations
Watch cinematographer Matthew Libatique, costume designer Mark Bridges, and production designer Kevin Thompson break down the cinematic movements of “Maestro.”
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