It’s the weekend — the perfect time to relax with a good story — so check out this week’s picks from Deadline’s long-read features…

Nick Offerman is sitting in what looks like a large closet. We're on Zoom to discuss his two Emmy nominations — for his role of Vice President Chester A. Arthur in Netflix limited series Death by Lightning; and for Apple TV's comedy series Margo's Got Money Troubles, in which he plays Jinx, a…

Netflix continues in the rom-com business, sometimes getting it right, sometimes getting it wrong. Despite its No. 1 stature on the streamer’s viewing charts for the past two weeks, I think the higher-profile Jennifer Lopez-Brett Goldstein “romantic” comedy Office Romance failed largely not just…

Just as their bond formed an unexpectant heartbeat of the series, an apology by Margo's (Elle Fanning) father Jinx (Nick Offerman) to Susie (Thaddea Graham) took its actors and the Margo's Got Money Troubles creators by surprise in a good way. Following his devastating relapse into drugs like…

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils episode seven of Margo's Got Money Troubles. What proves an emotional story point in the latest episode of Apple TV's Margo's Got Money Troubles took just as much behind-the-scenes planning, choreography and stuntwork to pull off safely for the actors. Book…

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils episode seven of Margo's Got Money Troubles, titled "Lariat Takedown." Careful stunt planning and choreography underlie the devastating discovery of an unconscious Jinx (Nick Offerman) in a running bathtub with a heroin needle sticking out of his arm in the…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the sixth episode of Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Nick Offerman's grand entrance into Margo's Got Money Troubles on Apple TV takes place technically in the first episode with Margo's roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham) watching his old wrestling tapes on…

Deadline's Contenders Television is back for day 2 to celebrate this season’s onscreen talents, with talent such as Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, Ann Dowd, Shailene Woodley, Thomas Doherty, Enuka Okuma, Grace Van Patten and more appearing to discuss their work on shows like The Testaments, Paradise, The Twisted T…

Leave it to a pro like Nicole Kidman to get the shot, through sickness or health, like she did with a recent guest appearance. Following her appearance on Margo’s Got Money Troubles as wrestler Lace, the Oscar winner’s co-star Nick Offerman praised her for working while flu-stricken to get what…

Nick Offerman had the DGA Theater in stitches during Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for Apple TV's Margo's Got Money Troubles. “I always knew I would impress people with my acrobatics," Offerman said about his very physical performance as former pro wrestler Jinx, father of the titular character…

"Watch what you eat" used to be a commonly heard expression, typically urged in the context of dieting. But the maxim applies in a different way in the documentary Fork in the Road, which made its world premiere Saturday at the Sonoma International Film Festival in California's wine…

Apple TV has unveiled the full trailer for Margo's Got Money Troubles, starring and executive produced by Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nicole Kidman. Hailing from A24 and multi-Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley, and based on Rufi Thorpe's best-selling novel of the same name, the…