October 6, 2021 - Issue 35

KIERAN IS READY  Martinis and red meat with the Succession breakout, who gets candid about growing up Culkin, the real-life alliances on HBO's dynastic hit and why he's done running from acting fame:  "I remember coming home and thinking, 'This is what I want to do with my life.' I'd already been doing it for 30 years"

Top 50 Showrunners  TV's power writers on talent crushes, unsellable pitches and the note they dread

'I Sleep Well at Night'  Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott defends her network

Bob Iger's Long Goodbye The drama and bruised egos of Disney's lingering transition

Vaccine Wars Why resistance to on-set mandates has tempers (and cases) flaring

Item: HRI-10/06/2021  Issue Date: 10/06/2021

On the Cover: Kieran Culkin