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Mikey O'Connell

TV Features Editor

Mikey O'Connell is the TV Features Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where he's held several positions since joining the magazine in 2011. Though his primary focus is covering the television industry, he frequently explores culture and film — writing and reporting features, news, interviews and profiles, as well as overseeing many annual editorial packages such as the Hollywood's 50 Most Powerful Showrunners issue. Mikey also manages weekly Q&A franchise Creative Space and wonders how many days will pass before his parents notice this new bio. (He'll report back on that.)

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22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History

'The Last of Us' is the latest TV series to kill off a major character. Here are some of the biggest small-screen fatalities over the decades.

Tim Baltz Has Always Been ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Pole-Dancing, Monkey-Kissing Moral Center

Ahead of May's series finale, the actor who's suffered his character's many (many) indignities with grace, talks about the series' end, the Comedy Central job that very well could have killed him and moving on from playing a nerd.

Tina Fey on Her New Netflix Series: “It Saved Me From Just Shrinking Up Like a Little Granny Apple Head”

Fronting her first series since '30 Rock,' 'The Four Seasons' creator and star opens up about loss, that Lorne comment and why she's ignoring the impulse to hide and retire: "I'm always out here hustling."

‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker Wants Us Worried — and Not for the Reasons You’d Think

The high-strung satirist, who says he calms down when everybody else is on edge, on surrendering to Alexa and his knack for making prescient TV: “The cynic in me says, ‘We should have fucking monetized that.’”

‘The White Lotus’ Longest-Running Guest Speaks: Jon Gries on How Things Panned Out for Greg

"I've been reluctantly dubbed 'the mayor,'" says the three-season alum.

‘Happy Face’ Producers on Crafting a Mostly Murder-Free Serial Killer Drama

"After we sold it, we were worried that they didn't realize," showrunner Jennifer Cacicio says of nixing the violence in her Paramount+ true crime series.

‘The White Lotus’ Uncensored Oral History: Mike White and Cast Spill Season 3’s Secrets

The creator and dozens of cast and crew reveal all the inside gossip, incestuous drama and behind-the-scenes mischief of TV’s most sensational hit.

Walton Goggins Waited Six Months (and Seven Hours) to Film That ‘White Lotus’ Scene

"All of a sudden, 10,000 pounds lifted off of my shoulders," the actor says of his storyline's crescendo in the penultimate episode of season three.

David Stassen Says We Should Rethink Defaulting to 10 Episodes of TV a Season

"Ten is easy, let’s keep going," says the showrunner of recently renewed 'Running Point,' chiming in on the state of the industry, casting Chet Hanks and how 'The Oath' has aged.

Ben Stiller Gives Backstory on ‘Severance’ Grand Central Stunt, Jokes Budget With Apple Boss

"Sometimes, if we go over budget a little, they'll say to me, ‘Come on, guys!’ and then I start to worry for you," Stiller told Eddy Cue, a top exec at the $3.591 trillion company. "But you're in the black?"

How Danny McBride Recruited Bradley Cooper for That ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Season Premiere

"I never thought we’d get a guy of his stature to wear a period piece wool costume in 90 degree weather for 10 days straight," McBride says of casting his surprise Civil War-set final season opener. "And for no money."

Paul Feig Tried to Kill ‘Simple Favor’ Sequel “Many Times”

“We threw out a whole script that was greenlit,” the filmmaker said, in a conversation that also touched on Blake Lively's wardrobe assists ("Such a fucking movie star") and studio distrust: "They never stop thinking you’re going to screw them."