THE WATERFRONT - UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HOLT McCALLANY

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From the Creator of Dawson’s Creek and Scream the series THE WATERFRONT where blood is thicker than water is captivating audiences on Netflix.

Inspired by true events, The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat. The Waterfront was created by Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, Scream), under his overall deal with Universal Television. Ben Fast also executive produces.

The Waterfront premiered on Netflix on June 19, which quickly climbed Netflix’s ranks landing in the #1 slot, globally. The Waterfront is one of only 4 new dramas this year to reach #1 on Netflix’s global Top 10, with 53.3M hours viewed in its first week.

The series stars Holt McCallany as Harlan, the ruthless patriarch of a North Carolina fishing family. The series explores the family's attempts to maintain control of their crumbling fishing empire through increasingly dangerous means. McCallany's character is a complex figure, having built the Buckley fishery with his father, sometimes resorting to illegal activities. He is a man who loves his whiskey and hasn't changed much after two heart attacks, but his departure from the family business forces him to return to protect it. 

Holt McCallany received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Detective Bill Tench in the Netflix series Mindhunter for director David Fincher. He’ll return to Netflix this year in The Waterfront, premiering June 19, 2025. Current films include The Amateur and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. He recently appeared in the feature films The Iron Claw, Nightmare Alley, and Wrath of Man among others. Holt has appeared in dozens of films such as Fight Club, Shot Caller, Men of Honor, and Three Kings to name a few. He'll make his directorial debut with an adaptation of Guiseppe Tornatore’s Oscar-nominated The Star Maker.

SEASON ONE OF THE HIT SERIES “THE WATERFRONT” IS CURRENTLY STREAMING ON NETFLIX

I had a great chat with Holt about the series, his love for Canada, Mind Hunter and his praise of former Mind Hunter co-star Jonathan Groff.








A MAN IN FULL - CATCHING UP WITH STARS JON MICHAEL HILL and AML AMEEN

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From multiple Emmy winner David E. Kelley and Oscar Winner Regina King, comes the emotionally gripping new drama series A Man In Full….. based on the Bestselling Novel by the late Tom Wolfe.

A Man in Full has been adapted into a limited series starring Jeff Daniels, Tom Pelphrey, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill and Chanté Adams.

When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as he defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

Kelley (Big Little Lies, Anatomy of a Scandal, the Lincoln Lawyer) is the showrunner, writer, and executive producer; King (One Night in Miami, The Harder They Fall, Watchmen, Seven Seconds, Shirley) is an executive producer and director of three episodes as part of a first-look deal with Netflix via her Royal Ties Productions.

Two of the series stars Jon Michael Hill (Conrad) and Aml Ameen ( Roger White) play an incarcirated man and the lawyer who tries to help him defend his case inthe court room. Both actors give riveting perfomrmances in the series.

Jon Michael Hill is best known for his roles as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary and Detective Damon Washington in the ABC series Detroit 1-8-7.

Aml Ameen is a British actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in Kidulthood, Malcolm Davies in Harry's Law, Lewis Hardy in the ITV television series The Bill, Capheus in the first season of the Netflix original series Sense8, Alby in The Maze Runner and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Rustin.

For more info, visit:
https://www.netflix.com/AManInFull

I spoke with Jon and Aml about the series and working with the one and only Jeff Daniels.