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Deep Dive” is a in-depth podcast and video essay series with the stars and 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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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.”
Fair Play
Craft Considerations
The first-time filmmaker behind the Netflix thriller took some big swings — here’s how they paid off.
Twisted Metal car designs Peacock series SweetTooth
Craft Considerations
Watch how production designer Victoria Paul and picture car coordinator Ty Guidroz crafted the deadly cars for the post-apocalyptic series.      
Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick lying down naked from the waist up in a field in "Saltburn"
Watch how director Emerald Fennell, editor Victoria Boydell, and production designer Suzie Davies built the Gothic romance that millennials deserve.
The members of Daisy Jones and the Six arranged in a tour bus looking towards the camera in an album cover pose.
Craft Considerations
Watch how the music, costume, and production design teams helped make it look like Daisy Jones and the Six were the best ’70s band you’ve never heard of.
'Deadliest Catch' Season 19
Craft Considerations
The editor and cinematographer break down how they turn 25,000 hours of footage into a compelling, cohesive story.
Aubrey Plaza in "The White Lotus" as Harper, standing in beach clothes in front of the ocean, hand on head and eyes closed like she has a headache.
Craft Considerations
Watch how the music, costume, and editing teams designed a Sicilian vacation to die for.
Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) sitting at her typewriter in her dorm room, gazing a typed sheet of paper in "Wednesday"
Craft Considerations
Watch how the production design, costume, and VFX teams built Nevermore Academy and made its students and teachers worthy opponents for Wednesday Addams.
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