Ryan Murphy’s Undervalued Utopia | HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood is a period piece set in 1940s post-WWII Hollywood. Mid-way through the series, things become more fiction than fact as the show reimagines what could have been if things were done differently back then. And it is precisely this historical inaccuracy that formed the crux of much criticism.

I personally think critics missed the point of the show, which was to showcase a eutopia set against an era rife with discrimination.


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The miniseries is about a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers during the Hollywood Golden Age in the post-World War II era trying to make their dreams come true. The series received mixed reviews from critics who praised the acting and production values, but criticized the tone, writing, and artistic license taken. The series has received 12 nominations at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, including acting nods for Pope, Taylor, McDermott, and Parsons.

David Corenswet as Jack Castello
Darren Criss as Raymond Ainsley
Laura Harrier as Camille Washington
Joe Mantello as Richard Dick Samuels
Michelle Krusiec as Anna May Wong
Dylan McDermott as Ernest Ernie West
Jake Picking as Roy Fitzgerald / Rock Hudson
Jeremy Pope as Archie Coleman
Samara Weaving as Claire Wood
Jim Parsons as Henry Willson
Patti LuPone as Avis Amberg
Maude Apatow as Henrietta Castello
Mira Sorvino as Jeanne Crandall
Rob Reiner as Ace Amberg
Brian Chenoweth as Lon Silver
Jake Regal as Erwin Kaye
William Frederick Knight as Harry Golden
Queen Latifah as Hattie McDaniel
Katie McGuinness as Vivien Leigh
Paget Brewster as Tallulah Bankhead
Harriet Sansom Harris as Eleanor Roosevelt
Daniel London as George Cukor
Billy Boyd as Noël Coward
Alison Wright as Ms. Roswell

Photos by Lucrezia Carnelos on Unsplash and Netflix
Music by Ross Bugden - New York, 1924

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Hello everybody! I am back again with my first ever video exceeding the 10 mins mark woohoo! Hope you'll enjoy this one ;) What are your thoughts about Netflix's Hollywood? Do you agree with what I discussed in the video? Do let me know in the comments down below!