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Rian Johnson and More Film Directors Helming Emmy-Contending TV Shows

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large I’ve been doing this long enough to remember the days when film folks saw doing TV as a bit of a step down, or a one-time novelty — and even TV folks felt like they were in the minors, waiting for that call to join the movie big leagues.

That hasn’t been the case for a while, and I like to needle my film colleagues with the now-established fact that TV is where it’s at.

The rise of streaming just cemented that. It’s still fun, though, to chat with creatives who have spent most of their career in film, and hear about their experiences in working on TV series.

Inevitably, they must admit that working in TV was both gratifying — and perhaps the hardest thing they’ve ever done. “Knives Out” filmmaker Rian Johnson, for example, wasn’t a stranger to TV when he started working on Peacock’s “Poker Face.” He directed two of the most memorable episodes of “Breaking Bad,” 2010’s “Fly” and 2013’s “Ozymandias,” and also had helmed an episode of “Terriers.” He knew TV came with a lot of work.

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